A Possible Catabolic Route for the Colchicine Alkaloids

JoumaI of Natural Prodvrts Vol. 5 4 , NO.4 , pp. 936-940, JuI-Au~ 1991

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N E W NATURAL DIBENZOCYCLOHEPTYLAMINE ALKALOIDS: A POSSIBLE CATABOLIC ROUTE FOR THE COLCHICINE ALKALOIDS MUSA H.ABU ZARGA,'

ShLlM S. SABRI,*

Chemistry Department, University ofJoraLn, Amman, Jordan TALEBH . AL-TEL,

College of Science and Terhnology,Jerusalem, Israel A T T A - U R - ~ H M A N ,Z*A H I RS H A H , and M. FEROZ

H. E.J. Reseurcb Institute of Chemistv, University o f k r a c h i , Karachi 75270, Pakistan ABSTRACT.