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Structure of Asparagamine A, a Novel Polycyclic Alkaloid from Asparagus racemosus.
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1994
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BiosynthesisBioorganic ChemistryAsparagus RacemosusBiochemistryBotanyAsparagamine ANew Cage-type AlkaloidNatural SciencesMedicineAsparagus Racemosus WilldSecondary MetabolitePhytopharmacologyRelative StereostructurePhytochemistryPharmacologyNovel Polycyclic AlkaloidDrug Discovery
A new cage-type alkaloid, asparagamine A (1), was isolated from the roots of Asparagus racemosus Willd. (Liliaceae). The relative stereostructure was elucidated by spectroscopic, chemical and single crystal X-ray analyses as a novel polycyclic pyrrolizidine derivative.