ALKALOIDS FROM THE HALLUCINOGENIC PLANT VIROLA SEBIFERA

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81137-1

Key Word Index - Virola sebifera; Myristicaceae; hallucinogenic plant; alkaloids; N-methyl-N-acetyltryptamine; N-methyl-N-formyltryptamine; 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline; N,N-dimethyltryptamine; N,N-dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide; N-monomethyltryptamine. - Bark of Virola sebifera used in the preparation of hallucinogenic snuffs and drinks in Venezuela has yielded N-methyl-N-formyltryptamine and N-methyl-N-acetyltryptamine, which exist in two rotameric forms reflecting hindered rotation around the carbon-nitrogen bond of the amide function.They were detected by HPLC as well as NMR. 2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline, N,N-dimethyltryptamine, its oxide and N-monomethyltryptamine were also identified.