The structure of a new chiral β-carboline derivative, Compound D, which was found during the chemical investigation of metabolites formed by cultured hybrid cells of two Apocynaceae plants, Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. and Rhazya stricta Decaisne, was rigorously confirmed by chemical synthesis starting from tryptamine and D-glucose.
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