[en] Reserpiline, sarpagine, lochnerine, harman and beta-yohimbine were the main alkaloids identified in the bark of Rauwolfia sellowii collected in Amazonia. This chemical race could be used for the commercial preparation of reserpiline, which is included in various pharmaceutical proprietary preparations used as antihypertensive.
Disciplines :
Pharmacy, pharmacology & toxicology
Author, co-author :
Belem-Pinheiro, Maria-Lucia
Imbiriba da Rocha, Arnaldo
Quetin-Leclercq, Joëlle
Wauters, Jean-Noël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Département de pharmacie
Angenot, Luc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Pharmacognosie
Language :
English
Title :
Alkaloids of Rauwolfia sellowii from Amazonia
Publication date :
1988
Journal title :
Journal de Pharmacie de Belgique
ISSN :
0047-2166
Publisher :
Nationale Pharmaceutique, Bruxelles, Belgium
Volume :
43
Issue :
5
Pages :
379-381
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
Some years later, we receive an information from Brazil concerning doubts about the identification of our voucher sample. The batch we have analysed could be another species of Rauwolfia: R. bahiensis.We keep another specimen of voucher sample in our herbarium (Laboratory of Pharmacognosy-ULg)
