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Alkaloids of the Australian Rutaceae: Melicope fareana. I. Isolation of the Constituent Alkaloids

JR Price

Australian Journal of Scientific Research 2(2) 249 - 254
Published: 1949

Abstract

The bark of the rain-forest tree Melicope fareana F. Muell. belonging to the family Rutaceae contains the four alkaloids melicopine (C17H15O5N), melicopidine (C17H15O5N), melicopicine (C18H19O5N), and acronycidine (C15H15O5N). The first three are each present to the extent of about 1 per cent. while the acronycidine content is about 0.1 per cent. About 1 per cent. of lupeol is also present in the bark. The leaves contain melicopine, melicopidine, melicopicine, and the known furanoquinoline alkaloid skimmianine. Melicopine and melicopidine contain two methoxyl groups, a methylimino and a methylenedioxy group. Melicopicine contains four methoxyl groups and a methylimino group.

https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9490249

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