Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Lithospermum canescens Lehm

Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2003 Mar-Apr;58(3-4):173-6. doi: 10.1515/znc-2003-3-405.

Abstract

Seven pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) have been isolated from Lithospermum canescens and their structures determined by spectroscopical methods. Besides the known lycopsamine, O7-acetyl-lycopsamine and O7-acetylintermedine four new PAs were found. Their structures are O7-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-butanoyl)-O9-(+)-trachelanthoyl-heliotridine (= O7-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-butanoyl)-rinderine = canescine), O7-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-butanoyl)-O9-(-)-viridifloryl-heliotridine (= O7-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-butanoyl)-echinatine = canescenine and their O13-acetyl-derivatives (= acetylcanescine; acetylcanescenine).

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Lithospermum / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry*
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkaloids