New indole alkaloids from Sarcocephalus latifolius.

Phytochemical investigation of the root extract of Sarcocephalus latifolius has led to the isolation of the new indole alkaloids 21-O-methylstrictosamide aglycone and 21-O-ethylstrictosamide aglycone, together with strictosamide, angustine, nauclefine, angustidine, angustoline, 19-O-ethylangustoline, naucleidinal, 19-epi-naucleidinal, quinovic acid-3 beta-O-beta-D-fucopyranoside, quinovic acid-3 beta-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside, scopoletin, and beta-sitosterol. Strictosamide displayed moderate antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum.

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P Abreu, A Pereira. New indole alkaloids from Sarcocephalus latifolius. Natural product letters. 2001;15(1):43-8

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PMID: 11547422

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