Plant Cell Reports

Plant Cell Reports (1983) 2:105-107

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Indole Alkaloids from Cell Suspension Cultures of Tabernaemontana divaricata and Tabernanthe iboga K.-H. Pawelka and J. StOckigt Institut for Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universit~it Mt~nchen, D-8000 Mt~nchen 2, F R G

Received March 31, 1983

ABSTRACT

ranthine

From c e l l tana

suspension

divaricata

under

conditions,

alkaloids

tified.

T.

have

and

rine,

which

date

for

sperma free

expected

studying type

and i d e n -

the

alkaloid

T.

iboga

conoflorine. source to

suspensions and

(Fig.

for

mechanism

of at

Determinations: on

recorded

conoflocandi-

g4 S i n s t r u m e n t Plant

Aspidothe

(MS)

Cell

cation

cell-

were

grown

et

al.

under

the

rleata

cells

Plant

for

biogenetic

( Zenk of

1981,

screening cultures

).

They

StBckigt

et

program

for

divaricata varieata loids,

riclne

1981

the

selection

).

synthesized

six

( syn. major

T.

indole

in-

eoronaridine,

),

tracted

), appacatha-

with

the

al.

worked

up in

crude

mixture

graphed

1.5 kg of

of

on TLC

solvent

- ether

were

layer

was r e The

concentrated products and

iboga

ex-

Soll

cells

were

The

resulting

alkaloids

was

chromato-

gel, used

Xylol

Machery for

the

observed

& Nagel T.

- n-hexane

- diethylamine

2 : i : 3 : 2 : 2. Five tions

con-

way.

( Si

was

stirred

( 1M ) and

by S t B c k i g t the T.

4X diva-

reextracted.

combined,

same

system

t_~a a l k a l o i d s acetate

the

organic

alkaloidal

as d e s c r i b e d ).

in

acetate

buffer

material

the

were

5 kg T.

) were

1 ethyl

The

cells

).

grown

B5 m e d i u m

conditions

weight

were

) and

iboga

1981

5.5

cell

phases

( 1980

The

dialka-

( 12-hydroxyakuammicine

),

a

( 200 ml

of

T.

Identifi-

were

a modified

identical

5% a m m o n i a .

organic

Ervatamia

ibo.ga.

20 ml

divarlcata

200 ml p h o s p h a t e

et

eel1

the

cells

( dihydrocondylocarpine

( pericalline

source

of

taining

moved and

interesting

cultured

) and T a b e r n a n t h e

level

During

we d e t e r m i n e d in

for

( Kohl

al.

divaricata

vinervine

tubotaiwine

a good

biogenetieally

pattern

Tabernaemontana

are

alkaloids

compositions,

alkaloid

tool

at c e l l - f r e e

also

and new i n d o l e

showing

alkaloid dole

an e x c e l l e n t

investigations

1980

known

al.

represent

family

And

Experiments:

).

( fresh

days

MAT

in E I - m o d e .

Isolation

T.

et

Mass

a Finnigan

Cell-Free

26°C i n 1979

INTRODUCTION

two

of

at

( Rdffer

the

as s o l v e n t . on

at 70 eV

suspension

Speetrophoto-

obtained

Cultures,

18 d a y s

UV s p e c t r a

Elmer

methanol

Of A l k a l o i d s ,

medium

of

a Perkin

551 S u s i n g

( Zenk

Apocynaeeae

tubotai-

as m a j o r

1).

Spectroscopic

for

cultures

only

found

were

Cell

suspension

iboga,

were

). In

AND R E S U L T S

spectra

level.

cell

of T.

conoflorine

EXPERIMENTAL

meter

Both

be a g o o d

formation

cell wine

alkaloids

( voaphylline

conoflorine

apparicine,

whereas

and

grown

conoflorine,

a reasonable is

iboga

monoterpenoid

isolated

vinervine,

tubotaiwine are

Tabernaemon-

synthesized

coronaridine,

tubotaiwlne

cultures

six

been

divaricata

catharanthine, produced

of

and T a b e r n a n t h e

standard

indole

cultures

and

major

a n d were

).

divarica- ethyl-

- acetone alkaloid

eluted

= 2:

frac-

with

106 methanol Td

system 90

( Td

1 was

:

i-5

further

chloroform

i0

: 0.1

identical purple

-

and

with

after

chromatographic

0.3, CAS

grey)

data

isolated

was

for of

15

and

( CAS

: 5 : 40

water

( Td

:

i

as

). The

Apparieine

com-

for

Td

2,

1960,

Td

vine

~g/l

green

methanol two

-

diethyl-

major in

used

alkaloids

the

= 90 ) was

:

was

10

analyzed

same way alkaloids.

chloroform

: 0.02.

Ti

determined

2 ( Rf=O.9, of

1

) was

purified

were

Conoflorine

found 3.9

to

~g,

10 ~ g ,

Coro-

medium.

used

compounds

Achenbach et

butanol showed

al.

1983

- acetic the

)

and ). acid-

same R f

C02M e

H

GO2Me

Tubotaiwin¢ $'*~ ) ( Dihydrocondylocorpin )

H Conoflorine ~'~ ( Voaphyt[ine )

OH H Vinervin¢

be:

Viner-

a ratio

( Td #.l

-

be

CAS r e d

the

Tubotaiwine

to

) and

Catharanthine ~' )

,)

was

divarleata

amounts

~g,

10.4 ~g,

4.7

T.

divaricata

naridine

iboga

4

H

Coronaridine

T.

2.5

and

spectro-

). C o r o n a r i d i n e

Beck

Apporicine ( Pericolline )

Ti

The of

T.

system

and

and

conoflorine.

identified

ammonia

tubotaiwine

)

the

CAS b l u e

conoflorine.

( Rf=

and

)

of T a b e r n a e m o n t a n a

al.

and

3

2 ( but in

van

: 0.1

Td

i

for

TLC s o l v e n t -

of

acetate 1 :

observed

alkaloids

MS and

used

( CAS

4.2

-

:

described

( Rf=0.6,

: 8 :

Fraction

et

with

- ether

( ethyl

( red authentic

mixture

= 14

methanol

1 is

as

spectroscopic

1980,

purified

Td

the T L C - s y s t e m

of Td

constituent

( Gorman

= i

UV,

as e o r o n a r i d i n e

eatharanthine a typical

5 was

by

The

clearly

sample.

Td 4.1 ) with

: 3 : 0.5

identified

species

) and was

as

with

: 5 : 40

identical

into

and

TLC p u r i -

acetate

apparicine.

grey

Raffelsberger Td

for

that

after

= 15

system

the p u r i f i c a t i o n

were

is

blue

revealed

separated

Td #.2

- ethyl

solvent

as f o u n d

MS d a t a

coincided

an a u t h e n t i c

in same

TLC

were

as t u b o t a i w i n e

with

by

eeric

( benzene

identified

)

with

). UV,

indicating

2 was

( 0.32

CAS-reaetion

properties

alkaloid

spraying

properties

CAS

value

The

amine

- diethylamine

parison

an R f

=

a reddish

fication

Rf=0.2,

ammonia

),

scopic

gave

methanol 0.5,

-

solvent

and

( CAS

of v i n e r v i n e , Td

the

methanol

showed

sulfate

vinervine.

0.32 in

vinervine

colour

ammonium

those

).

purified

)

C02M e ,)

Fig I. Indole alkaloids of T.divaricata *) and T.iboga**)cell suspension cultures

107 rine which might

DISCUSSION Successful

investigations

free b i o s y n t h e s i s heteroyohimblne

of indole

type

sarpagine/ajmaline St~ckigt pension

1983

appropriate Probably during

group

1980

and

based on plant

alkaloids

of the

) and the

( Pfitzner

capable

cell sus-

of s y n t h e s i z i n g

in substantial

the most important

the i n v e s t i g a t i o n s

with C a t h a r a n t h u s

the cell-

alkaloids

( Zenk

) were

cultures

regarding

roseus

amounts.

result obtained

on h e t e r o y o h i m b i n e s cultures

tection of s t r i o t o s i d i n e

was

the de-

for m o n o t e r p e n o i d

alkaloids

and Zenk

et al.

1979

by the i m m o b i l i z e d

synthase ( Pfitzner fore s t r i c t o s i d i n e cell-free

ways i n v o l v i n g

pathways dole

and Zenk

alkaloid

ferentially.

be a cell

interference

the i n c u b a t i o n

or another plausible

enzymes

complex

in T. d i v a r i c a t a

Apparicine-

( catharanthine, ( tubotaiwine,

for cell-free

experiments,

( apparicine

vinervine

this cul-

4 alkaloid

eoronaridine

), Iboga-

), Stychnos-

) and the Quebrach-

amine-group

( conoflorine synthesize,

conditions,

only

tubotaiwlne

( Strychnos-type

). In contrast T.

under standard

two major indole

( Ouebrachamine-type

pected

that the latter

useful

for b i o s y n t h e t i c

tures

alkaloids,

). It might be ex-

culture would studies.

grown under not improved

Both

in the l o w e r

medium.

loid synthesis

be more cul-

conditions

synthesize

~g-range/l

growth

) and conoflo-

for alkaloid p r o d u c t i o n used especially

and pre-

From this point of

iboga cells

rine

in p r e s e n c e ( e.g.

or T. iboga

cells

major compounds determination

conoflorine

was

of various enzyme pre-

isolated

eonverslon

plete

formation of the When

from S t e m m a d e n i a

) and cofactors,

of conoflorine was observed.

a com-

into

three

The structural

of these products

is presently

under investigation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We t h a n k nical

Mrs.

assistance

culture

Achenbach

for

and t h e

members o f

N.S.

gifts

of

providing ),

Prof.

Yunusov

reference of

the

checking

cell

the

Smith ( Leiden ~ generous P r o f . R.L. english

Our t h a n k s

are

Forschungsgemeinsehaft"

( SFB i 4 5

cell

H.

) for and t o

MAT 44 S i n s t r u m e n t

support

our

Prof.

G.N.

( Taschkent alkaloids

tech-

us w i t h

Verpoorte

manuscript.

"Deutsche

to

Prof.

R.

( Tampa ) f o r

version the

),

excellent

grateful

( Erlangen

Prof.

Mansei1

for

We a r e

( Manchester

cial

Krausch

laboratory

suspensions.

to

B.

and f o r

due for

finan-

).

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the

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this culture produces

groups,

of

from competing

cells would make

ture less valuable

incubated parations

a Finnigan

precursor

would preclude

for the chosen precursor. view the more

skeleton.

to in-

obtained

of different pathways

the different

culture

group pre-

cell-free p r e p a r a t i o n s

from such a culture

since

of biogenetic

this alkaloid

In this case

strictosidine

vent

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to one of the d i f f e r e n t in-

groups would

that synthesized

for

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this compound.

leading

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Nagakura

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1982

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1977,

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the cell-free

Aspidosperma

compound

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can be

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Indole alkaloids from cell suspension cultures of Tabernaemontana divaricata and Tabernanthe iboga.

From cell suspension cultures of Tabernaemontana divaricata and Tabernanthe iboga grown under standard conditions, six monoterpenoid indole alkaloids ...
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