Plant Diversity ›› 1985, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (03): 1-3.

• Articles •    

A NEW DITERPENOID ALKALOID FROM ROOTS OF ACONITUM BRACHYPODUM VAR. LAXIFLORUM

Chen Siying and Li Shehua   

  1. Kunmming Institute of Botany,Academia sinica
  • Online:1985-06-25 Published:1985-06-25

Abstract: Four known alkaloids, aconitine, 3-deoxyaconitine, 3-acetylaco-nitine, penduline and a new alkaloid, named laxiconitine, C26H41NO8, have been isolated from the roots of Aconitum brachypodum var. laxiflorum Flet-cher et Lauener.The chemical structure of laxiconitine was established as (1 ) by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR spectral data and chemical reactions.

Key words: Aconitufn