Plant Diversity ›› 1987, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (03): 1-3.

• Articles •    

STEROIDAL ALKALOIDS OF VERATRUM MENTZEANUM

Yang Chongren, Liu Runmin, Zhou Jun,Chui Zhanhe, Ni Fengyi Yang Yinbin   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Kunming;Yunnan Paiyao Factory,Kunming;Yunnan Training School of Health,Kunming
  • Online:1987-06-25 Published:1987-06-25

Abstract: From the fibrous roots of Veratrum mentzeanum Loesn. f., with two new steroidal a1kaloids, veratramine N-oxide (2 ) and 3 --angeloyl germine (5 ) were isolated. In another four known ateroidal alkaloids, veratramine (1 ), veramiline (3 ), 3, 15-diangeloyl germine (4 ), solanidine (6 ), and β-sito- stero1, β-sitosteryl stearitate, daucosterol, stearic acid and cerotic acid were isolated too.

Key words: Yeratrum mentzeanum