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Planta Med 1996; 62(3): 278-280
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957879
Letter

© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Analysis of Several Iridoid and Indole Precursors of Terpenoid Indole Alkaloids with a Single HPLC Run

Denise Dagnino1 , Jan Schripsema2 , Robert Verpoorte1
  • 1Division of Pharmacognosy, Center for Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
  • 2Department of Organic Chemistry, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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1995

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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

An isocratic HPLC system is described which allows the separation of the iridoid and indole precursors of terpenoid indole alkaloids, which are present in a single crude extract. The system consists of a column of LiChrospher 60 RP select B 5 µm, 250 × 4 mm (Merck) with an eluent of 1% formic acid-acetonitrile-trichloroacetic acid (100:10:0.25, v:v:w) at a flow of 1.2 ml/min. In the suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus secologanin and tryptophan were detected. In the cultures of Tabernaemontana divaricata loganin, tryptophan, and tryptamine accumulated.