H. L. D. Waal
Dec 1, 1940
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Abstract
Manske1 and Barger and Blackie2 isolated from Senecio retrorsus of South African origin the alkaloid retrorsine, C18H25O6N. Chemical investigations by me have since led to the isolation from the same species also of isatidine, C18H25O7N, and a new alkaloid, possibly C18H25O8N. The latter two alkaloids are water-soluble but insoluble in chloroform, and have a peroxide nature