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The indole alkaloids and related compounds derived from tryptophan are the largest group of plant bases. They have been the subject of extensive research for the past twenty years, and today considerably more is known, mainly concerning the structure and chemistry of a large number of indole alkaloids and their biosynthesis, which has been the subject of many reviews (BATTERSBY, 1, 3, 4, 5; SCHÜTTE, 1; ARIGONI; SPENSER; GRÖGER; GEISSMAN and CROUT; LEETE, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6; SCOTT, 1; SUNDBERG; KUTNEY et al., 2; STAUNTON; SCOTT et al., 5; CORDELL). The largest group of indole alkaloids — about 1200 compounds — contain beside a tryptamine part, a characteristic C10 or C9 fragment. The alkaloids mentioned can be correlated mostly to the corynanthe — (e.g., ajmalicine, XV), strychnos— (e.g., akuammicine, XI), aspidosperma— (e.g., vindoline, XIX) and iboga-types (e.g., catharanthine, XXII). Only these indole alkaloids will be discussed in this paper.
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Schütte, HR. (1977). Secondary Plant Substances. The Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids. In: Ellenberg, H., Esser, K., Merxmüller, H., Schnepf, E., Ziegler, H. (eds) Progress in Botany / Fortschritte der Botanik. Progress in Botany / Fortschritte der Botanik, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66803-6_6
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