Isolation and Characterization of Yuremamine, a New Phytoindole

Abstract

Yuremamine was isolated and characterized from the stem bark of Mimosa tenuiflora. This plant is still used by indigenous peoples in North-eastern Brazil to make yurema, a psychoactive beverage that is used for medico-religious purpose (jurema preta or vinho da jurema, in Portuguese). The characterization of this novel compound by NMR and mass spectrometry introduces a new class of phytoindoles.

Key words

Phytochemistry - ethnopharmacology - tepescohuit - Mimosa hostilis - DMT - MAO

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