Alkaloids from Menispermum dauricum.

The alkaloids, dechloroacutumidine and 1-epidechloroacutumine, together with three known alkaloids, acutumidine, acutumine, and dechloroacutumine, were isolated from the rhizomes of Menispermum dauricum and their structures established by spectral and chemical methods. The cytotoxicity of each compound against the growth of human cell lines was studied, and acutumine selectively inhibited T-cell growth.

Alkaloids from Stemona collinsae.

A new alkaloid, isostenine (1), together with two known ones neotuberostemonine (2) and bisdehydroneotuberostemonine (3) were isolated from the root of Stemona collinsae. Their structures were determined by various spectral methods.

Nitrotyrasacutuminine from Menispermum dauricum.

Nitrotyrasacutuminine, an unusual nitrated morphine-type alkaloid was isolated from the roots of Menispermum dauricum. Its structure was determined by various 2D spectra and chemical methods.