The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Alkaloids of Guatteria psilopus Mart. Guatterine and Atherospermidine

WM Harris, TA Geissman

Index: Harris,W.M.; Geissman,T.A. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1965 , vol. 30, p. 432 - 434

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Abstract

Guatteria psiEopus Mart.(Annonaceae) 2 is rich in a number of alkaloids; thin layer chromatography of the crude bases isolated from the plant discloses about thirteen Dragendorff-staining constituents. From this mixture have been isolated two alkaloids, guatterine, C19H19N04, and atherospermidine, Cl8Hl1NO4. Guatterine is a colorless base, readily soluble in dilute aqueous acid. It contains a methylenedioxy grouping, an 0-methyl ...