Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1993; 59(3): 259-261DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-959664 Paper © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York 2-Methoxycanthin-6-one: A New Alkaloid from the Stem Wood of Quassia amara Vincent C. O. Njar1 , 3 , Taiwo O. Alao1 , Joseph I. Okogun1 , Herbert L. Holland2 1Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 2Department of Chemistry, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, L25 3A1, Canada 3Address for correspondence Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract A new alkaloid, 2-methoxycanthin-6-one (1) has been isolated from the methanol extract of the stem wood of Quassia amara. In addition quassin (6) was also isolated. The structure of 1 was determined by spectroscopic methods. Key words Quassia amara - Simaroubaceae - canthin-6-one - alkaloids. PDF (186 kb)
