Scholarine is an alkaloid isolated initially from Alstonia scholaris by Banerji and Siddhanta. Subsequently, it was obtained from the West African tree Alstonia boonei.[1] The derivative N-Formylscholarine has been isolated from the fruit pods of Alstonia scholaris.[2]
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IUPAC name
Methyl (19S)-19-hydroxy-12-methoxy-2,16-didehydrocuran-17-oate
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Systematic IUPAC name
Methyl (3aS,5S,11bR,12S)-12-[(1S)-1-hydroxyethyl]-8-methoxy-1,2,3a,4,5,7-hexahydro-3,5-ethanopyrrolo[2,3-d]carbazole-6-carboxylate | |
Other names
12-Methoxyechitamidine
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C21H26N2O4 | |
Molar mass | 370.449 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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See also
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edit- ^ John Edwin Saxton (15 December 1994). Monoterpenoid indole alkaloids: Supplement to Part 4. Vol. 4. Wiley. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-471-95112-4. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ Jain, L; Pandey, MB; Singh, S; Singh, AK; Pandey, VB (2009). "A new indole alkaloid from Alstonia scholaris". Natural Product Research. 23 (17): 1599–602. doi:10.1080/14786410802547499. PMID 19851925. S2CID 26325499.
Scholarine from Alstonia scholaris: Banerji, A. and Siddhanta, A.K., "Schloraine: An Indole Alkaloid of Alstonia scholaris". Phytochemistry, 20: 540–42, 1981.