Reserpine, C33H40O9N2, has been isolated from Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. Reserpine is an ester alkaloid yielding reserpic acid, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid and methanol on hydrolysis. Degradation products of reserpic acid make it likely that reserpic acid is a yohimbane derivate, and a hypothetical structure for reserpine has been put forward which is in agreement with the facts known so far.
利血平,C 33 H 40 O 9 N 2,已从蛇毒藤本虫中分离出来。
利血平是一种
酯类生物碱,
水解后可产生间苯二酸,
3,4,5-三甲氧基苯甲酸和
甲醇。
利血平酸的降解产物使得其可能是
利血平的
育亨宾衍
生物,并且已经提出了
利血平的假设结构,这与迄今为止已知的事实相符。