Ester-type cephalotaxus alkaloids from Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. drupacea

Phytochemistry. 1997 Feb;44(4):735-8. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(96)00574-2.

Abstract

Three alkaloids, neoharringtonine, homoneoharringtonine and 3'S-hydroxyneoharringtonine, were isolated from the leaves and stems of Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. drupacea. Their structures were established by spectroscopic methods, including two-dimensional NMR and CD spectra, and their antileukaemic activity was evaluated using P-388 leukaemia cells.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Leukemia P388 / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Plants / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Alkaloids