ALKALOIDS OF SOPHORA TETRAPTERA SENSU REICHE

Abstract

Sophora tetraptera sensu Reiehe seeds were examined for alkaloids. Cytisine, methyleytisine and matrine were isolated, and a fourth alkaloid was deteeted by TLC. The relative amounts of the three major alkaloids support the segregation of this Chilean speeies from S. tetraptera J. MiIl. and S. microphy/la Ait. of New Zealand.