Chemotaxonomic significance of alkaloids in the genus Robynsiophyton

Ben Erik Van Wyk; Gerhard H. Verdoorn

doi:10.1016/0305-1978(91)90086-F

Chemotaxonomic significance of alkaloids in the genus Robynsiophyton

Ben Erik Van Wyk, Gerhard H. Verdoorn

Botany and Plant Biotechnology

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

The alkaloids of the monotypic genus Robynsiophyton have been studied for the first time. Most of the quinolizidine alkaloids and esters of quinolizidine alkaloids found in the genus Pearsonia are also the major compounds in Robynsiophyton. These include lupanine, 3β-hydroxylupanine, lebeckianine, lupanine-13α-angelate, cajanifoline, cryptanthine, sessilifoline and pearsonine. The results support the idea of a close affinity between Robynsiophyton, Pearsonia and Rothia. Except for the apparent absence of tigliate esters in Pearsonia, differences between the genera seem quantitative only.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	681-683
Number of pages	3
Journal	Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
Volume	19
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(91)90086-F
Publication status	Published - 8 Nov 1991

Keywords

Crotalarieae
Fabaceae
Robynsiophyton
chemotaxonomy
esters of alkaloids
generic relationships
quinolizidine alkaloids

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biochemistry

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Chemotaxonomic significance of alkaloids in the genus Robynsiophyton

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