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To isolate and characterize novel secondary metabolites from the plant species Horsfieldia superba.

November 1, 1991The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Horsfiline, an oxindole alkaloid from Horsfieldia superba

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To isolate and characterize novel secondary metabolites from the plant species Horsfieldia superba.
Extraction and chromatographic fractionation of plant material from Horsfieldia superba.
Spectroscopic analysis to elucidate the molecular structure of the isolated alkaloid.
Identified and described horsfiline, a novel spirooxindole alkaloid, from plant tissue extracts.
Established the complete chemical structure and relative stereochemistry of the alkaloid framework.

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Phytochemical investigation identifies horsfiline as an oxindole alkaloid in Horsfieldia superba, highlighting novel natural product scaffolds for chemical synthesis.

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Jössang et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a025f07f7caa070a0c66432 https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00023a016

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Phytochemical investigation identifies horsfiline as an oxindole alkaloid in Horsfieldia superba, highlighting novel natural product scaffolds for chemical synthesis.

Horsfiline, an oxindole alkaloid from Horsfieldia superba

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Horsfiline, an oxindole alkaloid from Horsfieldia superba

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