Alkaloids of Lycopodiumselago. On the identity of selagine with huperzine A and the structure of a related alkaloid
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 67 (10) , 1538-1540
- https://doi.org/10.1139/v89-234
Abstract
Selagine, an alkaloid of Lycopodiumselago, is shown to be identical with huperzine A (2). A minor alkaloid, C15H18N2O2, isolated from L. selago is found to be 6β-hydroxyhuperzine A (4). Keywords: huperzine A, selagine, Lycopodium alkaloids, Alzheimer's disease, acetylcholine esterase inhibitor.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The structures of huperzine A and B, two new alkaloids exhibiting marked anticholinesterase activityCanadian Journal of Chemistry, 1986