Open AccessMATARANINE A AND B: A NEW DIASTOMERIC INDOLE ALKALOID FROM Alstonia scholaris R.Br. OF LOMBOK ISLAND
Author(s) -
Surya Hadi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indonesian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.273
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2460-1578
pISSN - 1411-9420
DOI - 10.22146/ijc.21517
Subject(s) - apocynaceae , chemistry , indole test , indole alkaloid , alkaloid , stereochemistry , traditional medicine , botany , biology , medicine
Alstonia scholaris R. Br., (Apocynaceae) is widely distributed in Indonesia and in Lombok Island, the plant locally known as ";lolon nita"; has been used to treat malaria. To locate potential bioactive compounds, acid-base extraction was carried out. From the base fraction, two new indole alkaloids with diastomeric structure, named Mataranine A and B, were isolated. The structures of the two alkaloids were elucidated on the basis of UV, NMR and mass spectral data. Keywords: alkaloids, Alstonia scholaris, Lombok, mataranine