Daphniphyllum alkaloids

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Yuzuriha tree ( Daphniphyllum macropodum )
Daphniphyllum macropodum

Daphniphyllum alkaloids are natural substances of the triterpene alkaloid type.

Occurrence

Daphniphyllum alkaloids come among others. a. in the bark and leaves of the Japanese Yuzuriha tree ( Daphniphyllum macropodum ). So far 33 alkaloids have been isolated from this tree.

Representative

The representatives include a. Daphniphylline , daphniphyllidine . Yuzurimin and Yuzurin also belong to this alkaloid group.

  • Yuzurimin

  • Yuzurin

properties

Extracts from the trunk and leaves of the Yuzuriha tree have been used as a remedy for asthma since ancient times.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Entry on Daphniphyllum alkaloids. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on May 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c C. Heathcock: The fascinating alkaloids from Yuzuriha . In: Angewandte Chemie . tape 104 , no. 6 , 1992, pp. 675-691 , doi : 10.1002 / anie.19921040604 .