Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2-2012
Abstract
A new indole alkaloid, naucline (1) together with four known alkaloids, angustine (2), angustidine (3), nauclefine (4) and naucletine (5), were isolated from the bark of Nauclea officinalis. The structures of all isolated compounds were elucidated with various spectroscopic methods such as 1D- and 2D- NMR, IR, UV and LCMS-IT-TOF. In addition to that of alkaloid 1, the complete 13C-NMR data of naucletine (5) were also reported. Naucline (1) showed a moderate vasorelaxant activity (90 relaxation at 1 � 10�5 M) whereas, angustine (2), nauclefine (4), and naucletine (5) showed potent vasorelaxant activity (more than 90 relaxation at 1 � 10�5 M) on an isolated rat aorta.
Keywords
naucline, angustine, angustidine, nauclefine, naucletine, Rubiaceae, vasorelaxant activity
Divisions
fac_med,CHEMISTRY
Publication Title
Molecules
Volume
17
Issue
4
Publisher
MDPI