Planta Med 1992; 58(5): 410-412
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961502
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Isolation, Identification, and Chemical Synthesis of 6α-Hydroxyraumacline: A Novel Alkaloid from Cultivated Rauwolfia serpentina Cells

Susanne Endreß1 , Shinya Suda2 , Hiromitsu Takayama2 , Norio Aimi2 , Shin-ichiro Sakai2 , Joachim Stöckigt1
  • 1Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Institut für Pharmazie. Staudinger Weg5, D(W)-6500 Mainz. Federal Republic of Germany.
  • 2Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Chiba University. 1-33. Yayoi-cho. Chiba. 260 Japan
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1991

Publikationsdatum:
05. Januar 2007 (online)

Abstract

From Rauwolfia serpentina cells cultivated in the presence of ajmaline (2) the new indole alkaloid, 6α-hydroxyraumacline (1), was isolated. This alkaloid also occurs in significant amounts in the nutrition medium. A simple chemical synthesis of 1 was developed starting from ajmaline (2).

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