Abstract
The genus Raputia Aubl. comprises 10 neotropical species of the family Rutaceae belonging to the subtribe
Cuspariinae. We report herein the investigation of the dichloromethane extract of
the stem bark of R. simulans, which has led to the isolation of indole type alkaloids. The isolation procedure
was performed by fast centrifugal partition chromatography (FCPC) and adsorption chromatography
and afforded 11 isolates: indole-5-carbaldehyde (1), 7-prenylindole (2), 5-prenylindole (3), verticillatine B (4), 5-(but-3′-en-2′-one)indole (5), 5-(2′-methylbut-3′-en-1′-ol)indole (6), 5-[methyl-4′-(2′-methyl-4-oxobutanoate)]indole (7), 5-[4-(methyl)furan-2-yl]indole (8), 5-[4-(methoxymethyl)furan-2-yl]indole (9), 5-[5′-(3-methylfuran-2′(5′H)-one)]indole (10), and 5-(4′-methyl-2′,5′-dihydrofuran-2′-yl)indole (11). Metabolites 5–11 were isolated for the first time and bear uncommon substituents on position 5 of
the indole moiety.
Key words
Raputia simulans
- Rutaceae - simple indole alkaloids - fast centrifugal partition chromatography
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Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Athens
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