Neo-clerodane diterpenes from the hallucinogenic sage Salvia divinorum.
Journal of Natural Products December 1, 2006 Osamu Shirota, Kumi Nagamatsu, Setsuko Sekita 68 citations
Seven previously unknown neo-clerodane diterpenes—salvidivins A–D, salvinorins H and I, and divinatorin F—along with eight known compounds, were isolated from the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum. Chemical structures of the new compounds were determined using two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. These findings expand the known chemical diversity of this plant, which is of interest for its psychoactive properties.