Abstract:
Five alkaloids were isolated from a decoction of
Uncaria rhynchophylla by a combination of various chromatographic techniques, including macroporous adsorbent resin, MCI resin, silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, and reversed phase HPLC. Their structures were characterized by comprehensive analyses of spectroscopic data as monoterpene indole alkaloids (+)-(7
R)-3-oxo-7-hydroxy-3,7-seco-dihydrorhynchohylline (
1), (+)-(7
S)-3-oxo-7-hydroxy-3,7-seco-dihydrorhyncho-hylline (
2), (+)-(7
R)-3-oxo-7-hydroxy-3,7-seco-rhynchohylline (
3) and (+)-(7
S)-3-oxo-7-hydroxy-3,7-seco-rhynchohylline (
4), and a
β-carboline alkaloid 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-oxo-
β-carboline (
5). Among them,
1 and
2 are new compounds,
3 and
4 are new natural products that were semi-synthesized from isorhynchohylline with incorrect specific rotations, and
5 is isolated for the first time from the genus
Uncaria.