Ipecac alkaloids from Cephaelis acuminata

  • Phytochemistry. 1999 Nov;52(6):1169-76. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00361-1.
A Itoh  1 ,  Y Ikuta ,  Y Baba ,  T Tanahashi ,  N Nagakura
Affiliations
  • 1. Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
PMID: 10643674 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00361-1
Abstract

From the dried roots of Cephaelis acuminata, five ipecac Alkaloids, neocephaeline, 7'-O-demethylcephaeline, 10-O-demethylcephaeline, 2'-N-(1"-deoxy-1"-beta-D-fructopyranosyl)cephaeline and 2'-N-(1"-deoxy-1"-beta-D-fructopyranosyl)neocephaeline, were isolated, along with emetine, cephaeline, psychotrine, protoemetine, 9-demethylprotoemetinol and isocephaeline. Structures were determined by spectroscopic and chemical means.

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