Alkaloids from Rauvolfia canescens

Ten indole alkaloids, ajmaline, yohimbine, a-yohimbine, isoreserpine, corynanthine, deserpidine, reserpiline, isoreserpiline, aricine, and a new alkaloid, named lankanescine, have been isolated and identified from Rauvolfia canescens.

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Published inPharmaceutical biology Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 239 - 240
Main Authors Arambewela, Lakshmi S.R., Madawela, Gamini
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lisse Informa UK Ltd 2001
Taylor & Francis
Swets & Zeitlinger
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
General pharmacology
Medical sciences
Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Asia
Sri Lanka
Apocynaceae
Alkaloid
Pharmacognosy
Dicotyledones
Indole
Angiospermae
Spermatophyta
Medicinal plant
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Summary:Ten indole alkaloids, ajmaline, yohimbine, a-yohimbine, isoreserpine, corynanthine, deserpidine, reserpiline, isoreserpiline, aricine, and a new alkaloid, named lankanescine, have been isolated and identified from Rauvolfia canescens.
ISSN:1388-0209
1744-5116
DOI:10.1076/phbi.39.3.239.5923