Planta Med 1978; 34(7): 264-273
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097449
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New Indole Alkaloids of Strychnos dale and Strychnos elaeocarpa

Wenche Rolfsen1 , Lars Bohlin1 , Sam K. Yeboah1 , Milton Geevaratne1 , Robert Verpoorte2
  • 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uppsala, Biomédical Center, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • 2Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Leyden, Gorlaeus Laboratories, The Netherlands.
1 The name kribine was chosen because both S. dale and S. elaeocarpa were collected in Kribi, Cameroun.
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Publication Date:
13 January 2009 (online)

Abstract

The nonpolar fractions of the tertiary alkaloid extracts of Strychnos dale De Wild, and Strychnos elaeocarpa Gilg ex Leeuwenberg show strong convulsant activity, of both clonic and tonic type. The polar fractions of the extracts have a muscle–relaxant effect.

The same five alkaloids have been isolated from each of the nonpolar fractions of the two Strychnos species : Akagerine and four new indole alkaloids, 17–O–methyl–akagerine, kribine1, 21–O–methyl–kribine and epi–21–O–methyl–kribine.

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