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A new alkaloid isolated from Abies webbiana leaf

Authors

  • Ashoke Ghosh College of Pharmacy, IFTM, Lodhipur Rajput, Moradabad 244001, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Debanjan Sen Bengal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kalyani 741235, India
  • Sanjib Bhattacharya Bengal School of Technology (A College of Pharmacy), Sugandha, Hooghly 712102, West Bengal, India

Keywords:

Abies webbiana Lindl., aziridine alkaloid, leaves, Pinaceae

Abstract

A new alkaloid namely 1-(4’-methoxyphenyl)-aziridine was isolated from the leaf of Abies webbiana Lindl. (Pinaceae), grown in Sikkim Himalayan region of India. Its chemical structure was elucidated on the basis of elemental and spectral analyses. This is the first experimental report of the isolation of any alkaloid from A. webbiana. Keywords: Abies webbiana Lindl., aziridine alkaloid, leaves, Pinaceae