FLOWER ALKALOIDS OF ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS

S. C. Dutta; S. K. Bhattacharya; A. B. Ray

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097699

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Planta Med 1976; 30(5): 86-89
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097699

FLOWER ALKALOIDS OF ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS

S. C. Dutta, S. K. Bhattacharya, A. B. Ray

Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

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14 January 2009 (online)

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Abstract

The isolation of picrinine, strictamine, tetrahydroalstonine and an uncharacterised indole alkaloid is reported from the flowers of Alstonia scholaris. Picrinine, the major alkaloid, has been found to possess central nervous system depressant action.