VIBURNINE, A MACROCYCLIC SPERMIDINE ALKALOID FROM VIBURNUM RHYTIDOPHYLLUM

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

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

Abstract

A new macrocyclic spermidine alkaloid; viburnine was isolated from the flowers of Viburnum rhytidophyllum Hessel cultivated in Egypt together with five known compounds; henryoside, salicin, arbutin, catechin and ursolic acid. The identification of the isolated compounds was carried out by spectral analysis and/or comparison with authentic samples.