Abstract
Four new Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (1–4) possessing a homolycorine-type or a crinine-type skeleton have been isolated from the aerial part of Zephyranthes candida, and their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. The stereochemistry was elucidated by combination of NOESY correlations and CD analyses.
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This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
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Shitara, N., Hirasawa, Y., Hasumi, S. et al. Four new Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from Zephyranthes candida . J Nat Med 68, 610–614 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-014-0819-y
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