Alkaloids from stemmadenia species-I The alkaloids of S. Donnell-Smithii and S. Galeottiana

—From Stemmadenia Donnell-Smithii and S. Galeottiana, the following new alkaloids were isolated: (+)-quebrachamine (IV), an optical isomer of the known (−)-quebrachamine; isovoacangine (IIIa), a position isomer of voacangine (Ia), voacamine, tabernanthine (IIIb) and ibogamine.     

Alkaloids ofOxytropis. III. Trichophydine

A new alkaloid, which has been named trichophydine, has been isolated from the epigeal part ofOxytropis trichophysa growing in Mongolia. On the basis of the spectral characteristics of the hydrochloride, the structure of 2-O-benzoyl-2()-phenylethylamine, which has been synthesized previously, has been established for trichophydine.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, FAX (3712) 62 73 48. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 414–416, May–June, 1994.     

Alkaloids ofGlaucium fimbrilligerum. II

The alkaloids of the epigeal part and roots of the plantGlaucium fimbrilligerum have been studied. A total of 18 alkaloids has been isolated, of which epiglaufidine proved to be new, and its structure has been established. Columbamine has been isolated from the genusGlaucium for the first time, and magnoflorine and stilopine -hydroxymethylate from this species of plant for the first time.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Purkinje University, Brno, Czechoslovakia. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 493–496, July–August, 1983.     

Alkaloids ofThalictrum sachalinense. V

Summary Glaucine, N-methylnantenine, thalrugosine, magnoflorine, berberine, and the unidentified bases (II) and (III) have been obtained from the roots and rhizomes ofThalictrum sachalinense. The main alkaloid in the combined bases of the roots and rhizomes was magnoflorine.Intitute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 594–597, September–October, 1978.     

Alkaloids ofHaplophyllum foliosum. II.

In addition to the alkaloids known previously from this plant, haplofoline and folifine, from the epigeal part ofHaplophyllum foliosum we have isolated norgraveoline with mp 288–289°C (decomp. from acetone), and myrtopsine with mp 201–202°C (from chloroform), []_D-5° (c 0.05; methanol), which were first obtained fromHaplophyllum dubium andMyrtopsis sellingii, respectively. We have confirmed by the PMR-spectroscopic method the positions of the substituents in the dihydrofuran ring of myrtopsine suggested previously on the basis of biogenetic considerations. In addition, it has been established that the substituents are present in the trans form. This is the first time that myrtopsine has been detected in plants of the genusHaplophyllum.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 613–616, September–October, 1981.     

Alkaloids ofCorydalis

Summary Fifteen bases have been isolated from three species ofCorydalis. Dihydrosanguinarine has been isolated from a plant of the genusCorydalis for the first time.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 612–615, September–October, 1975.     

Triterpenes from the leaves ofBetula ermanii

Summary From the unsaponifiable fraction of an ethereal extract of the leaves ofBetula ermanii a new triterpene of the dammarane series — 20,24-epoxydammarane-3,6,25-trol (II) — and its 6-O-acetyl derivative (I) have been isolated.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 587–590, September–October, 1978.     

Polysaccharide from the leaves ofPhytolacca americana

A polysaccharide has been isolated from the leaves ofPhytolacca americana and has been characterized. It has been established that it contains residues of galactose, arabinose, xylose, and rhamnose, in a ratio of 3:4:1:3 and also D-galacturonic acid (85–90%). The results obtained permit the polysaccharide to be assigned to the class of pectin substances.All-Union Oncologic Scientific Center, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 166–169, March–April, 1982.     

Triterpenoids from the leaves ofBetula lanata

From the unsaponifiable fraction of an ethereal extract of the leaves ofBetula lanata, in addition to 3-epiocotillol (I) we have isolated a new triterpene, 20(S), 24(R)-epoxydammarane-3,11,25-triol (V) and also derivatives of it — the monoacetates at C-3 (II) and C-11 (III), and the monoketone at C-3 (IV). The structures of compounds (I-V) have been established on the basis of the results of physicochemical investigations.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 513–516, July–August, 1980.     

Triterpenoids from the leaves ofBetula costata

Summary From the unsaponifiable part of an ethereal extract of the leaves ofBetula costata four triterpenoids of the dammarane series have been isolated. For the previously unknown triterpenoids A and C the structures of dammar-24-ene-3,17,20-triol and of betulafoliene-tetraol oxide, respectively, have been proposed.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Scientific Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 757–762, November–December, 1976.     

Alkaloids from the leaves of Cryptocarya chinensis Hemsl

Investigation of the leaves of Cryptocarya chinensis resulted in the isolation of three new alkaloids, named (-)-isocaryachine-N-oxide, isoboldine-beta-N-oxide, and 1-hydroxycryprochine, together with seven known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis. The structures of (-)-isocaryachine-N-oxide and 1-hydroxycryprochine were further confirmed by X-ray techniques.     

Alkaloids ofPapaver orientale

Summary From the combined alkaloids ofPapaver orientale we have isolated isothebaine, oripavine, thebaine, mecambridine, orientalidine, alpinigenine, protopine, bracteoline, oripavidine, and the new alkaloid isothebaidine, the structure of which has been established.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Tashkent. Pyatigorsk Pharmaceutical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 474–475, July–August, 1978.     

Alkaloids ofCorydalis stricta

The alkaloids of the epigeal part and roots ofCorydalis stricta have been studied. Of the 23 alkaloids isolated, N-methylcorypalline proved to be new, and its structure has been determined. Stilopine hydroxymethylate and pycnarrhine have been isolated from the genusCorydalis for the first time, and cheilanthiofoline isocorypalmine, scoulerine, isoboldine, reticuline, N-methylcoclaurine, coreximine, juziphine, pancorydine, corypalline, wilsonirine, stilopine, adlumidine, dihydrosanguinarine, adlumine, and bicucculine have been isolated from this species of plant for the first time.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 490–493, July–August, 1983.