G. Bringmann et al., 4-oxonicotinamide-1-(1 '-beta-D-ribofuranoside) from Rothmannia longifloraSalisb. (Rubiaceae), PHYTOCHEM, 51(2), 1999, pp. 271-276
The first isolation of 4-oxonicotinamide-1-(1'-beta-D-ribofuranoside) from
a nonmammalian source, the West African plant Rothmannia longiflova Salisb.
(Rubiaceae), is described. Its stereostructure was established by spectros
copic methods and an X-ray structure analysis of its tri-O-acetyl derivativ
e. This N-glycoside had previously been isolated only from human urine. In
addition, the plant was found to contain monomethyl fumarate and D-mannitol
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