Chemotaxonomy of the Lauraceae: N-Methyl-2,3,6 trimethoxymorphinandien- 7-one, the Major Alkaloid from Alseodaphne perakens'is

• Main Authors: Lajis, Md Nordin, Mahmud, Zurina, Din, Laily, Toia, Robert F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 1989
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2655/1/Chemotaxonomy_of_the_Lauraceae_N-Methyl-2%2C3%2C6-trimethoxymor.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2655/

The leaves of Alseodaphne perakensis contain one major and a complex mixture of minor alkaloids. The major component was identified as N-methyl-2,3, 6-trimethoxymorphinandien-7-one by spectroscopic analyses of the parent compound, its methiodide salt and sodium borohydride reduction products.