Ruyter C M, Schübel H, Stöckigt J
Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität München, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 1988 Jul-Aug;43(7-8):479-84. doi: 10.1515/znc-1988-7-801.
From cell suspension cultures of Rauwolfia serpentina grown in an optimized production medium for the glucoalkaloid raucaffricine, a novel glucoalkaloid was isolated and identified as 17-O-acetyl-21-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-ajmaline (acetylrauglucine). This alkaloid is formed in very small amounts (less than 5 x 10(-4)%). The biogenetically related N alpha-demethylated base (acetyl-nor-rauglucine) and the deacetyl product rauglucine have also been detected in culture extracts. In addition 21(R)-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-hydroxy-sarpagan-17-al has been isolated and identified as an artifact which originates from raucaffricine.