A NEW ALKALOID FROM OXANDRA XYLOPIOIDES DIELS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

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

2 Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.

Abstract

A new alkaloid, Oxylopine (II) was isolated from the stem-Park and twigs of Oxandra xylopioides Diels and its structure was proved. In addition, an oxoaporphine alkaloid (Liriodenine) (I) was isolated. The isolated alkaloids were identified by chemical evidence and spectral analysis