Abstract:
Two new dimeric β-carboline alkaloids, named kumujansine and kumujantine, were isolated from an alcohol extract of the heartwood of Picrasma quassioides (D. Don.) Benn. (Simaroubaceae) by silica gel and alumina column chromatography.Kumujansine hydrochloride was obtained as light yellow granulous crystal, mp 249~250℃ (dec). Its molecular formula is C
28H
25N
4O
2Cl. Based on spectral (UV, IR,
1H-NMR,
1H-
1H cosy spectrum and
13C-NMR as well as MS) analysis its structure was elucidated as (Ⅰ).Kumujantine hydrochloride is also a light yellow granulous crystal, mp 270℃ (dec). Its molecular formula is C
30H
29N
4O
4 Cl. Based on analysis of spectral data its structure was identified as (Ⅱ).