Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1981; 42(7): 275-278DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971640 Research Articles © Hippokrates Verlag Stuttgart Constituents of West African Medicinal Plants XXIX. Quaternary Alkaloids of Heptacyclum Zenkeri[1] F. K. Duah, P. D. Owusu, J. E. Knapp, D. J. Slatkin, P. L. Schiff Jr. Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract Extracts of the stems and roots of Heptacyclum Zenkeri ENGL. (Menispermaceae) (syn. Penianthus Zenkeri DIELS) collected in Ghana afforded the protoberberine alkaloids palmatine and jatrorrhizine and the aporphine alkaloid magnoflorine. Key Word Index Heptacyclum Zenkeri - Penianthus Zenkeri - Menispermaceae - Protoberberine Alkaloids - Palmatine - Jatrorrhizine - Aporphine Alkaloids - Magnoflorine PDF (213 kb) References 1 Previous paper: Alkaloids of Triclisia gilletii, J. Nat. Prod., 43, submitted for publication.