Meaning of aspidosperma | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tree in the genus Aspidosperma.
   countable, uncountable
2. A group of indole alkaloids that are found in these trees, noted for a tetracyclic framework and modifications in the carbon skeleton that arise during their biosynthesis via the mevalonate pathway.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Aspidospermas have good bending qualities.”

“CA - 08869-04 Heterolytic fragmentation as applied to the synthesis of aspidosperma alkaloids”

“The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids.”

“The structurally more complex aspidosperma, strychnos, and iboga alkaloids may each be derived from the corynanthe alkaloids.”

“Fortunately, however, this profusion of skeleta can be grouped into so-called borynanthe, aspidosperma, and iboga types (Geissman & Crout 1969), according to the disposition of C-atoms in the mevalonate moiety, which may have preserved the original arrangement (corynanthe) or suffered two kinds of rearrangement (aspidosperma, iboga).”

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