Isolation of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid 1-epialexine from Castanospermum australe

Laurence Jones, Jackie Hollinshead, George W. J. Fleet, Amber L. Thompson, David J. Watkin, Zoltan A. Gal, Sarah F. Jenkinson, Atsushi Kato, Robert J. Nash

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Abstract

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-epialexine, from the leaves and stems of C. australe. 1-Epialexine is a weak inhibitor of β-mannosidase from Cellullomonas fimi.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-135
Number of pages3
JournalPhytochemistry Letters
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2010

Keywords

  • 1-Epialexine
  • isolation
  • pyrrolizidine
  • castanospermum australe
  • fabaceae

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