Galanthindole: a new indole alkaloid from Galanthus plicatus ssp. byzantinus
Nehir Unver1, G Irem Kaya, Christa Werner
1Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Bornova, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.
Planta Medica
|November 5, 2003
Abstract:
A new indole alkaloid, galanthindole, was isolated from Galanthus plicatus ssp. byzantinus (Amaryllidaceae), a plant native to northwestern Turkey. Incorporating a non-fused indole ring, galanthindole may represent the prototype of a new subgroup of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids. Two other bases, (+)-11-hydroxyvittatine and hordenine, are also reported from the same plant.
