Lycopsamine and cumambrin B from Eupatorium maculatum

Pharmazie. 2009 Jun;64(6):415-6.

Abstract

The pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) lycopsamine and the guaianolide cumambrin B were isolated from Eupatorium maculatum L. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopical methods.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Eupatorium / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • cumambrin B
  • indicine