Planta Med 2000; 66(5): 480-482
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-8578
Letter
Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

A New Steroidal Alkaloid from the Roots of Cynanchum caudatum

Dong-Ung Lee1,*, So-Im Kang2 , Soo-Hong Yoon2 , Milos Budesinsky3 , Alexander Kasal3 , Klaus K. Mayer4 , Wolfgang Wiegrebe4
  • 1 Department of Biochemistry, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
  • 2 College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung, Taegu, Korea
  • 3 Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic
  • 4 Institute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Publication History

Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

Abstract

A new steroidal alkaloid, 12-O-nicotinoylsarcostin, gagamine (1), was isolated from the roots of Cynanchum caudatum Max. (Asclepiadaceae), together with a known alkaloid, gagaminine (2). Their structures were established using spectroscopic methods, some 13C-NMR data of 2 have to be revised.

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Prof. Dr. Dong-Ung Lee

Department of Biochemistry Dongguk University

Kyongju 780-714

Korea

Email: dulee@mail.dongguk.ac.kr

Phone: +82-561-742-9833

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