Tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids and 2-deoxyribonolactones from Aristolochia arcuata

Phytochemistry. 2003 Apr;62(8):1265-70. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(02)00655-6.

Abstract

2-Deoxyribonolactones and four tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids were isolated from the acetone extract of the leaves of Aristolochia arcuata Mast., together with pinitol, sequoyitol, glycerol, fructose, sucrose, eupomatenoid-7, salsolinol, and 6,7-dihydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic methods, mainly using 1H, 13C, 15N, and 31P NMR.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Aristolochia / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods
  • Isoquinolines / chemistry*
  • Isoquinolines / isolation & purification
  • Lactones / chemistry*
  • Lactones / isolation & purification
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / methods
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Sugar Acids / chemistry

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Isoquinolines
  • Lactones
  • Sugar Acids