Norditerpenoid alkaloids from Aconitum manshuricum

J Nat Med. 2006 Jul;60(3):255-257. doi: 10.1007/s11418-006-0044-4. Epub 2006 Apr 14.

Abstract

A new norditerpenoid alkaloid, manshuritine (1) has been isolated from Aconitum manshuricum, together with seven known alkaloids; beiwudine (2), beiwutine (3), 16-epi-pyromesaconitine (4), mesaconitine (5), aconitine (6), hypaconitine (7) and 14-benzoylmesaconine (8). The structure of the new compound was elucidated on the basis of spectral data and chemical correlations.

Keywords: Aconitum manshuricum; Manshuritine; Norditerpenoid alkaloids; Ranunculaceae.