Two alkaloids, named Chinese bittersweet alkaloid I and II, were isolated f
rom the seeds of Chinese bittersweet (Celastrus angulatus M.). Their struct
ures were identified as (-)-2 alpha-(2'-pyrrolyl)-4 alpha-methoxycarbonyl-1
,3-oxazacyclohexane and 2 alpha-(2'-pyrrolyl)-4 alpha-methoxycarbonyl-5 bet
a-[(2"-methyl)-heptyl]-1,3-oxazacyclohexane, respectively, by spectroscopic
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