ABSTRACT
A novel tadalafil analogue in a dietary supplement was found by drug-adulteration screening and isolated by column chromatography and HPLC. Based on extensive 1D- and 2D-NMR and mass spectral analyses, the structure of this new compound was determined as 2-(N,N-dipropyl acetyl) 3-methyl 1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate – its common name is dipropylaminopretadalafil.
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