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Planta Med 1980; 38(2): 180-182
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074859
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Cactus Alkaloids

XLV. Tetrahydroisoquinolines from the Mexican Cereoid Pachycereus pringlei1 R. Mata, J. L. McLaughlin
  • Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
1 For paper XLIV in this series, see reference 10.
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29 April 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Tehuanine and heliamine hydrochlorides were crystallized from extracts of Pachycereus pringlei (S. Wats.) Br. and R. Identifications were verified by m.p., TLC, IR, and MS comparisons with reference alkaloids. Traces of lemaireocereine and weberine were identified by TLC. These alkaloids have been previously isolated from other Mexican cereoid cacti which have folkloric medicinal uses.

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Pachycereus pringlei - Cactus Alkaloids - Tehuanine - Heliamine - Lemaireocereine - Weberine.