Stemocurtisine, the First Pyrido[1,2-<i>a</i>]azapine <i>Stemona</i> Alkaloid

Pitchaya Mungkornasawakul, Stephen G. Pyne, Araya Jatisatienr, D. Supyen, Wilford Lie, Alison T. Ung, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White

Journal of Natural Products · 2003 · 44 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

A new pentacyclic stemona alkaloid, stemocurtisine (2), with a novel pyrido[1,2-a]azapine A,B-ring system, has been isolated from a root extract of Stemona curtisii. The structure and relative stereochemistry was determined by spectral data interpretation and X-ray crystallography.

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