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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Isolation, Identification, and Chemical Synthesis of 6α-Hydroxyraumacline: A Novel Alkaloid from CultivatedRauwolfia serpentinaCells

Hiromitsu TakayamaJoachim StöckigtNorio AimiShin-ichiro SakaiShinya SudaSusanne Endreß

subject

PharmacologyRauvolfiabiologyIndole alkaloidApocynaceaeAlkaloidChemical structureOrganic ChemistryPharmaceutical ScienceIsolation (microbiology)biology.organism_classificationChemical synthesisAnalytical ChemistryAjmalineComplementary and alternative medicineBiochemistryDrug DiscoverymedicineMolecular Medicinemedicine.drug

description

From RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA cells cultivated in the presence of ajmaline ( 2) the new indole alkaloid, 6alpha-hydroxyraumacline ( 1), was isolated. This alkaloid also occurs in significant amounts in the nutrition medium. A simple chemical synthesis of 1 was developed starting from ajmaline ( 2).

https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-961502