Acetyl and butyrylcholinesterase-inhibiting triterpenoid alkaloids from Buxus papillosa. |
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| Authors: | S Atta-ur-Rahman Y" >Parveen,A Khalid,A Farooq,M I Choudhary |
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| Affiliation: | H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical Sciences, University of Karachi, -75270, Karachi, Pakistan. |
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| Abstract: | Three triterpenoid alkaloids, buxakashmiramine [(20S)-20-dimethylamino-4',6'-dimethoxy-5'-hydroxybenzoylamino-3beta-methyl-buxan-31-ol] (1), buxakarachiamine [(20S)-20-dimethylamino-2'-hydroxy-3beta-methyl-3'-methyl-butanoylamino-9,10-seco-buxa-9(11), 10(19)-dien-31-ol] (2) and buxahejramine [(20S)-20-dimethylamino-2'-hydroxy-3beta-methyl-3'-methyl-pentanoylamino-9,10-seco-buxa-9(11), 10(19)-dien-31-ol] (3) were isolated from the leaves of Buxus papillosa. Four known bases, cycloprotobuxine-C (4), cyclovirobuxeine-A (5), cyclomicrophylline-A (6) and semperviraminol (7) were isolated for the first time from this species. Their structures were established through extensive spectroscopic studies. Most of these compounds exhibited anticholinesterase activity. |
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