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Abstract
Berberine, an important bioactive alkaloid, was treated with indium in aqueous ammonium chloride solution to produce tetrahydroberberine. This is the first report of the reduction of a natural quaternary alkaloid by applying indium.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors thank CSIR, New Delhi for financial assistance.