(−)-Phalarine, a furanobisindole alkaloid from Phalariscoerulescens

• Published in: Phytochemistry (Oxford) Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 153 - 157
• Main Authors: Cockrum, Peter A, Colegate, Steven M, Edgar, John A, Flower, Kirsty, Gardner, Dale, Willing, Richard I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.1999
• Subjects: furano bisindole; Gramineae; indole alkaloids; phalarine; Phalaris coerulescens; Phalaris coerulescens; indole alkaloids; phalarine; furano bisindole; Gramineae

Chemical examination of Phalaris coerulescens revealed a new alkaloid, phalarine.Extensive mass spectrometric and NMR spectroscopic examination of phalarine and itsmonoacetyl and monomethyl derivatives indicated a novel furano bisindole structure.