Alkaloids and iridoids from Strychnos nux-vomica fruits

Phytochemistry
1974.0

Abstract

The alkaloid mixtures present in the fruit pericarp and fruit pulp of Strychnos nux-vomica L. are qualitatively very similar to that found in the seeds. In addition to alkaloids previously known to occur in this plant, small amounts of 4-hydroxystrychnine and the new base N-methyl- sec.-pseudo-β-colubrine have been isolated. Cantleyine, which is a non-indolic base and an artefact, has also been obtained. The iridoid mixture in the fruit pulp is predominantly loganin with small amounts of related compounds, including the biogenetically important secologanin. © 1974.

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