What is it about?
The study reports from the plant Buxus sempervirens a new steroidal alkaloid called (−)-buxadienine along with two other bases (+)-buxaquamarine and (−)-31-acetoxy-N-benzoylbuxidienine. Structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopy, NMR and others.
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Why is it important?
Discovery of new bioactive chemical compounds.
Perspectives
Discovery of new chemical compounds is required for new medicine.
Dr Dildar Ahmed
Forman Christian College
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This page is a summary of: Steroidal alkaloids from Buxus sempervirens, Phytochemistry, January 1989, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(89)80241-9.
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