The structure of pinidine

WH Tallent, EC Horning

Index: Tallent; Horning Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1956 , vol. 78, p. 4467

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Citation Number: 55

Abstract

The isolation of a new alkaloid, pinidine, from Pinus sabiniana Dougl. was described recently. It was found to be present in the leaves in moderate quantity (0.28%), and it was accompanied by D-(+)-a-pipecoline in lower amount (0.03%). Pinidine was also found to be a constituent of P. jeffreyi and P. torreyana, and the fact that these pines are unique in the respect that they do not contain a-or@-pinene may indicate a biosynthetic relationship ...