The non-cyclized possible biogenetic precursors of girinimbine and mah
animbine, -hydroxyl-3-methyl-1-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)carbazole (girinimb
ilol) and -3-methyl-1-(3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl)carbazole (mahanimb
ilol) have been isolated from the stem bark of Murraya koenigii. The s
tructures were established by cyclization to dihydrogirinimbine and a
new bicyclocarbazole, bicyclomahanimbiline, respectively.