PYRROLOPHENANTHRIDONE ALKALOIDS FROM CRINUM AUGUSTUM ROX. BULBS.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

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

Abstract

Three pyrrolophenanthridone alkaloids voz, hippadine, pratorimine and pratorinine were isolated from the chloroformic fraction of the ethanolic extract of C. augustum Rox. bulbs. In addition (-)4-hydroxy-7-methoxy flavan was also isolated.
The identity of these compounds was confirmed through determining their physical and spectral data.