Abstract
A new indole alkaloid, N-formylscholarine, together with picrinine, strictamine and nareline has been isolated from the fruit pods of Alstonia scholaris, and their structures were established by various spectral data. This is the first report of these alkaloids in A. scholaris fruit pods.
Acknowledgements
The authors are thankful to Prof. A.B. Ray of the Department for authentic samples and Prof. G. Rücker, Pharmazeutisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Germany, for spectral analysis.