Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1999; 65(2): 161-162DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960454 Letters © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkDNA Binding Alkaloids from Prosopis alba Astudillo S. Luis1 , Jürgens S. Karin1 , Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann1 , Gerald A. Griffith2 , David J. Holt2 , Paul R. Jenkins2 1Institute de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile 2Department of Chemistry, Leicester University, Leicester, England Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract The known β-phenethylamine (1) and the new alkaloid 2-β-methyl-3-β-hydroxy-6-β-piperidinedodecanol (2) were isolated from the aerial parts of Prosopis alba. Both compounds showed DNA binding effects of 27 and 50%, respectively, at 0.50 mg/ml. PDF (174 kb)
