From the roots of STREMPELIOPSIS STREMPELIOIDES K. Schum. (Apocynaceae), the following alkaloids were isolated: (+)-pleiocarpamine, (-)-aspidospermine, (+)-eburnamonine, (+)-tubotaiwine, (+)-haplocidine, (-)-vallesamidine, (+)-tubotaiwine N-oxide, (-)-strempeliopine ( 1A) and a bisindolic base (+)-strempeliopidine ( 2). Another bisindole alkaloid of composition C (38)H (46)N (4) was isolated in minute quantity. The structures were established on the basis of spectral and chemical evidence.

The occurrence of both known and new sesquiterpene lactones was determined in six species classified in different subgenera of Centaurea L. Chlorojanerin, cynaropicrin and janerin were isolated from C. phaeopappoides Bordz. and C. thracica (Janka) Hayek. C. marschalliana Spreng. was found to contain acroptilin, chlorojanerin, cebellin D and janerin while C. adjarica Alb. had repin, acroptilin, chlorojanerin, centaurepensin, janerin, repidiolide, cebellin D, E, F and L A new, hitherto underscribed cebellin J quaianolide was found in C. bella Trautv. and another germacranolide, 3α, 15-dihydroxycostunolide was found in C. sphaerocephala subsp. lusitanica (Boiss. et Reuter) Nyman

Triterpenoid Saponins from Cynara cardunculus L. -[isolation and structure elucidation of the triterpenoid saponins cynarasaponin A (Ia) and cynarasaponin H (IIa) and their methyl esters]. -(MUCAJI, P.; GRANCAI, D.; NAGY, M.; BUDESINSKY, M.; UBIK, K.; Pharmazie 54 (1999) 9, 714-716; Dep. Pharmacogn. Bot., Fac. Pharm., Comenius Univ., SK-832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia; EN)

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