The hodgkinsines are indole alkaloids from Hodgkinsonia frutescens (family Rubiaceae) containing three linked tryptamine units. Hodgkinsine B is the enantiomer of hodgkinsine. There is scant information on the biological activity of hodgkinsine B due to lack of availability of the pure metabolite, however its analogue hodgkinsine has a broad bioprofile.
| Molecular Formula | C33H38N6 |
| References |
Kodanko JJ and Overman LE (2003) Enantioselective total syntheses of the cyclotryptamine alkaloids Hodgkinsine and Hodgkinsine B. Angewandte Chemie 42:2528 Saad HE et al (1995) Biological activities of pyrrolidinoindoline alkaloids from Calycodendron milnei. Planta Med. 61:313 |
