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Planta Med 1983; 48(6): 72-76
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969889
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Plante de Nouvelle-Caledonie* Alcaloïdes de Melodinus reticulatus

Plant from New-Caledonia. Alkaloids of Melodinus reticulatus H. Mehri1 , C. Rochat1 , S. Baassou1 , T. Sevenet2 , M. Plat1
  • 1Laboratoire de Pharmacie Chimique II, U.E.R. de Chimie Thérapeutique, Chatenay-Malabry, France
  • 2Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif Sur Yvette, France
* Plante de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Partie 82.
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1982

1983

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26 March 2007 (online)

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Abstract

(-)Tabersonine and (-)-11-methoxytabersonine were isolated from fruits of Melodinus reticulatus. Stems and leaves contain uvaol and eight alkaloids, five of which were previously described: (-)tabersonine, venalstonidine, kopsinine, venalstonine and its 3-oxoderivative. Three are new: 19-hydroxyvenalstonine, 19-hydroxyvenalstonidine and 3-oxovenalstonidine.

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Melodinus reticulatus - Apocynaceae - Indole Alkaloids

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