Lupin alkaloids from the herb of Lupinus pubescens Benth

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

From the 75​% ethanol ext. of Lupinus pubescens Benth herb, six lupin alkaloids; (+)​-​tetrahydrorhombifoline, (+)​-​lupanine, (-​)​-​multiflorine, (+)​-​13α-​hydroxylupanine, (+)​-​ammodendrine and (-​)​-​sparteine were isolated for the first time from the plant.  The structure of these alkaloids was established by spectroscopic methods, as well as comparison with authentic samples.