Cenocladamide, a dihydropyridone alkaloid from Piper cenocladum

C D Dodson; L A Dyer; J Searcy; Z Wrigh; D K Letourneau

doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00446-x

Cenocladamide, a dihydropyridone alkaloid from Piper cenocladum

Phytochemistry. 2000 Jan;53(1):51-4. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00446-x.

Authors

C D Dodson¹, L A Dyer, J Searcy, Z Wrigh, D K Letourneau

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Western Colorado Center for Tropical Research, Mesa State College, Grand Junction 81502-2647, USA.

PMID: 10656407
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00446-x

Abstract

A dihydropyridone alkaloid, cenocladamide, and a derivative of piplartine, 4'-desmethylpiplartine were isolated along with piplartine from the leaves of Piper cenocladum. The structures of the new compounds were determined by spectroscopic methods and by comparison to piplartine. Concentrations of these amides in plants with and without ant mutualists, are compared.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Magnoliopsida / chemistry*
Plant Leaves / chemistry
Plant Leaves / metabolism
Pyridones / chemistry*
Pyridones / isolation & purification

Substances

Pyridones
cenocladamide