Two new peptide alkaloids, scutianines-K and -L were isolated from Scu
tia buxifolia, a plant growing in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Their
structures have been determined on the basis of spectroscopic studies
. The stereochemistry of the N,N-dimethyl amino acid side-chain and th
e ring amino acid residues in both alkaloids have been assigned by gas
chromatography employing modified cyclodextrins as chiral stationary
phases. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.