Isolation and characterization of yuremamine, a new phytoindole

Yuremamine was isolated and characterized from the stem bark of Mimosa tenuiflora. This plant is still used by indigenous peoples in North-eastern Brazil to make yurema, a psychoactive beverage that is used for medico-religious purpose ( jurema preta or vinho da jurema, in Portuguese). The character...

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Published in:	Planta medica Vol. 71; no. 11; p. 1053
Main Authors:	Vepsäläinen, Jouko J, Auriola, Seppo, Tukiainen, Mikko, Ropponen, Nina, Callaway, J C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany 01-11-2005
Subjects:	Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Indoles - chemistry Indoles - classification Indoles - isolation & purification Mass Spectrometry Mimosa - chemistry Molecular Structure Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular Plant Bark - chemistry Plant Extracts - chemistry Plant Extracts - classification Plant Extracts - isolation & purification Plants, Medicinal - chemistry
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Summary:	Yuremamine was isolated and characterized from the stem bark of Mimosa tenuiflora. This plant is still used by indigenous peoples in North-eastern Brazil to make yurema, a psychoactive beverage that is used for medico-religious purpose ( jurema preta or vinho da jurema, in Portuguese). The characterization of this novel compound by NMR and mass spectrometry introduces a new class of phytoindoles.
ISSN:	0032-0943
DOI:	10.1055/s-2005-873131