Thaligine,a newBisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid fromThalictrum polygamum muhl. (Ranunculaceae)

Résumé Le nouvel alcaloïde thaligine (1) a été tiré duThalictrum polygamum Mulh. (Ranunculaceae).

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The authors are grateful to the National Institutes of Health for grant No. HL-12971, and to ProfessorJ. L. Beal for alkaloidal samples.     

Rauwolfia alkaloids,XVI. Deserpidine,a new alkaloid fromRauwolfia canescens

Zusammenfassung AusRauwolfia canescens wurde Deserpidin, C₃₂H₃₈O₈N₂, isoliert und eine Konstitutionsformel für dieses neue Alkaloid vorgeschlagen.

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Communication XV,C. F. Huebner et al., J.A.C.S. (in press).

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From lecture given at Columbia University, New York, January 12th, 1955.     

Baluchistine,a new bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid

Summary The new phenolic bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid (+)-baluchistine, found inBerberis baluchistanica Ahrendt (Berberidaceae), has been assigned structure1. O-Methylation using ethereal diazomethane yields (+)-obaberine (2). Baluchistine is the 1 alkaloid of the oxyacanthine-berbamine group to incroporate a free phenolic function at C-6.this project was supported by NIH research grant CA-11450, awarded by the National Cancer Institute, PHS/DHEW.     

Hydroxydihydroergosine,a new ergot alkaloid analogue from directed biosynthesis bySphacelia sorghi

Summary A new ergot alkaloid, 9-hydroxydihydroergosine, has been produced by axenic cultures ofSphacelia sorghi to which 4-hydroxy-proline was added when biomass accumulation was complete. Evidence for a lack of biosynthetic specificity for the first, second and third amino acid in cyclic tripeptide alkaloids has now been found amongst ergot fungi.Supported by the Science Research Council and Roche Products Ltd.     

GenusCrotalaria XIII. Crobarbatine,a new pyrrolizidine alkaloid ofC. barbata R.

Zusammenfassung Strukturaufklärung eines neuen Pyrrolizidinalkaloids, Crobarbatin, welches aus dem Samen vonCrotalaria barbata R. isoliert wurde.     

Demethylcephaeline,a new alkaloid fromAlangium lamarckii. Characterization of AL 60, the hypotensive principle from the stem-bark

Résumé A partir de l'écorce de la tige d'Alangiumlamarckii Thw., une base, C₂₇H₃₆N₂O₄ (p.f. 147–149°, []_d-53,5°) ainsi que de la céphaeline, psychotrine, desméthylpsychotrine et tubulosine ont été isolées. Cette nouvelle base est identifiée comme déméthylcéphaeline, montrant que le principe hypotendu AL 60, précédemment obtenu de la même provenance est un mélange de psychotrine, de céphaeline et de déméthylcéphaeline.     

Crotsparinine,a dihydroproaporphine alkaloid fromCroton sparsiflorus

Zusammenfassung Crotsparinin, ein neuer Vertreter der Proaporphine, wurde ausCroton sparsiflorus isoliert und seine Struktur aufgeklärt.

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Communication No. 1323 from the Central Drug Research Institute.     

Paraensine,a new indolopyridoquinazoline alkaloid fromEuxylophora paraënsis Hub.

Riassunto Dalla corteccia dellaEuxylophora paraënsis Hub. viene isolata la paraensina (I) che si rivela essere il primo alcaloide di tipo indolopiridochinazolinico a contenere una unità isoprenica.

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Acknowledgments. The authors thank Prof.L. Canonica for his interest in the work. Thanks are also due to Dr.G. Severini Ricca for the NMR-spectra, and to Dr.T. Salvatori for mass spectra.     

Alkaloid studies LV. 19-dehydroyohimbine,a novel alkaloid fromAspidosperma pyricollum

Zusammenfassung Ausser den bekannten Alkaloiden Ulein (I), Apparicin (II), Demethylaspidospermin (III), Yohimbin (IV) und-Yohimbin (V) wurde noch ein unbekanntes Alkaloid aus der Rinde vonAspidosperma pyricollum Muell.-Arg. isoliert, dessen Struktur als 19-Dehydroyohimbin (VI) chemisch sowie spektroskopisch bewiesen wurde.

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Paper LIV,H. Monteiro, H. Budzikiewicz, C. Djerassi, R. R. Arndt, andW. H. Baarschers, Chem. Commun.1965, 317.

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On leave from the CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pretoria (South Africa).     

Alkaloids of apocynaceae IV. Dregamine,a new alkaloid fromVoacanga dregei E. M.

Zusammenfassung Dregamine, ein neues Alkaloid aus der ApocynaceaeVoacanga dregei E. M. wurde isoliert und charakterisiert. Diese Verbindung stellt einen neuen Vertreter der Klasse der 2-Acyl-indole dar.

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Alkaloids of Apocynaceae III,M. Gorman, N. Neuss, J. A. Deyrup, andN. J. Cone, J. Amer. chem. Soc. (1959), in press.     

Reflexine,a new indole alkaloid ofRauwolfia reflexa

Summary Reflexine, a new indole alkaloid, has been isolated from the leaves ofRauwolfia reflexa Teijsm. and Binn. From spectral studies, chemical reactions and correlation with seredamine, reflexine is shown to be its C-17 epimer (IV).Grateful thanks are accorded to ProfessorR. H. Thomson, Dr.R. T. Brown, Dr.Nitya Nand and Dr.S. C. Pakrashi for spectral measurements. Financial assistance from CCRIMH, New Delhi, and UGC, New Delhi, are also thankfully acknowledged.