Isolation of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid 1-epialexine from Castanospermum australe

The Australian leguminous tree Castanospermum australe contains the anti-viral glucose analogue indolizidine alkaloid castanospermine. As the result of a search for new bioactive carbohydrate-like compounds we now report the isolation of the novel polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine alkaloid, 1-epialexin...

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Main Authors: Jones, L, Hollinshead, J, Fleet, G, Thompson, A, Watkin, D, Gal, Z, Jenkinson, S, Kato, A, Nash, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010