A new aporphine alkaloid in leaves of Nelumbo nucifera
- VernacularTitle:荷叶中的一个新阿朴啡型生物碱
- Author:
Hao WU
;
Bin LIU
;
Wei WANG
;
Renbing SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.;
alkaloids;
nelumnucine
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
1994;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the chemical constituents in the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera. MethodsCompounds were repeatedly purified by chromatography and structures were elucidated by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic analyses. Results Nine alkaloids were isolated and identified as 2-hydroxy-1-methoxy-6-methyl-6a,7-dehydroaporphine (1),armepavine (2),dehydroroemerine (3),dehydronuciferine (4),2-hydroxy-1-methoxyaporphine (5),liriodenine (6),pronuciferine (7),roemerine (8),and nuciferine (9). Conclusion compound 1 is a new aporphine alkaloid named nelumnucine.
