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. 2023 Feb 17;78(7-8):271-274.
doi: 10.1515/znc-2022-0234. Print 2023 Jul 26.

Structure elucidation of an aspidofractinine-type monoterpene indole alkaloid from Melodinus reticulatus

Adrien Jagora  1 , Sarah Szwarc  1 , Marc Litaudon  2 , Vincent Dumontet  2 , Jean-François Gallard  2 , Mehdi A Beniddir  1 , Pierre Le Pogam  1
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Structure elucidation of an aspidofractinine-type monoterpene indole alkaloid from Melodinus reticulatus

Adrien Jagora et al. Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. .

Abstract

The structure and complete NMR assignments of aspidoreticulofractine, an aspidofractinine N-oxide, are reported. Its structure was elucidated based on a combination of spectroscopic techniques including 1D and 2D NMR, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and electronic circular dichroism.

Keywords: Melodinus reticulatus; apocynaceae; aspidofractane; monoterpene indole alkaloid; structure elucidation.

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