Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1978; 33(3): 228-231DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097380 © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Alkaloids of Oricia suaveolens F. Fish, I. A. Meshal, P. G. Waterman Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract Five alkaloids have been isolated from the stem bark of the African tree Oricia suaveolens collected in Ghana. The major constituents were identified as the acridone alkaloid evoxanthine and its putative precursor tecleanone. In addition small amounts of 1,3–dime–thoxy–N–methylacridone and the furoquinolines halfordinine and kokusaginine were isolated and identified on the basis of physical and spectral analysis. The pentacyclic triterpene lupeol was also found to occur in significant amounts. Key Word Index Oricia suaveolens - Rutaceae - Acridone Alkaloids - Furoquinoline Alkaloids - Toddalioideae PDF (290 kb)
