ISOLATION OF DIHYDROCUSCOHYGRINE FROM PERUVIAN COCA LEAVES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(81)80048-9

Key Word Index-Erythroxylon coca; Erythroxylaceae; coca leaves; alkaloids; cuscohygrine; (-)-dihydrocuscohygrine; identification.Abstract-An investigation of the alkaloidal fraction of Erythroxylon coca leaves, collected in Peru, has resulted in the isolation and characterization of cuscohygrine and (-)-dihydrocuscohygrine.The structure of (-)-dihydrocuscohygrine was deduced by spectral and chemical means.