Abstract
Two new bisindole alkaloids, biscarpamontamine A (1), possessing an aspidosperma-iboga-type skeleton, and biscarpamontamine B (2), having an aspidosperma-aspidosperma-type skeleton, were isolated from stems of Tabernaemontana sphaerocarpa, and their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis. The absolute configuration of biscarpamontamine B (2) was established by comparison of its CD spectrum and with that of vobtusine (3). Biscarpamontamine B (2) showed potent cytotoxicity against various human cancer cell lines.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1686-1690 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Natural Products |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 Sept 2009 |