1966 年 86 巻 6 号 p. 456-460
Alkaloids in Formosan Stephania sasakii HAYATA isolated to date include tertiary bases cepharanthine (I), crebanine (II), berbamine (III), and phanostenine (IV). Examinations for water-soluble quaternary bases in this plant afforded a new base as a chloride of m.p. 159.5∼160°, [α]D ±0°(MeOH), C21H22O5NCl=C15H7(OCH3)4 (N+CH3)·(C=O) Cl-. Its reduction with sodium borohydride gave β-hydroxylaudanosine (IV). Comparison of ultraviolet, infrared, and NMR spectra of the original base with those of N-methylpapaveraldinium (VII) chloride proved their identity. This is the first time that N-methylpapaveraldinium (N-methylxanthalinium) (VII) was detected from a plant.