Cyclosebistine A, a unique anti-malarial bisindole alkaloid from Catharanthus roseus
摘要
A new dimeric indole alkaloid, cyclosebistine A consisting of an aspidosperma type and a modified iboga type through [2 + 2] cycloaddition was isolated from Catharanthus roseus, and the structure including absolute stereochemistry was determined on the basis of the 2D NMR data and CD calculation. Cyclosebistine A showed reasonably potent anti-malarial activity.
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