The invention relates to compounds of the formulas STR1 wherein R1, R2 and R3 independently are hydrogen or lower alkyl, and the dotted ( . . . ) line is an optional double bond, and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts. The compounds of formulas I, II and III possess marked anticholinesterase activity and are useful as analeptic agents and as agents for the treatment of senile dementia and myasthenia gravis.
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(2008/06/13)
The structures of huperzine A and B, two new alkaloids exhibiting marked anticholinesterase activity
Huperzine A and B, two new Lycopodium alkaloids isolated from Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trev., are shown to possess structures 1 and 3, respectively, on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic data.