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Two Alkaloids from Ephedra aphylla growing in Egypt

  • Abdel-Kader, Maged S. (Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria) ;
  • Kassem, Fahima F. (Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria) ;
  • Abdallah, Rokia M. (Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria)
  • Published : 2003.06.01
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Abstract

The aerial parts of Ephedra aphylla afforded two alkaloids belonging to two different classes. The first alkaloid, ephedradine C, belonging to the spermine alkaloid, a group characterized by its hypotensive effect. The other alkaloid, hordenine is a phenylalkylamine alkaloid isolated for the first time from Ephedra Species. The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and the assignment of some carbons in ephedradine C was achieved based on 2 D-NMR experiments.

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