Description
Present in Tripterygiurn wilfordii Hook, this base forms colourless plates when
crystallized from MeOH-Me2CO. It has [α]
25/sup>D + 30° (Me2CO).
Uses
Wilforine is a major bioactive sesquiterpene alkaloid extracted from Tripterygium wifordii Hook F. displaying anti-inflammatory activity.
Definition
ChEBI: An organic heteropentacyclic compound and pyridine alkaloid with formula C43H49NO18 originally isolated from the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii.
References
Beroza.,J. Arner. Chern. Soc., 74,3656 (1952)
Beroza., ibid, 75,44 (1953)
