NATURAL PRODUCT LETTERS, vol.12, no.2, pp.103-109, 1998 (SCI-Expanded)
Three new steroidal alkaloids, epipachysamine-E-5-ene-4-one (1), N(b-)demethylepipachysamine-E-5-ene-4-one (2) and iso-N-formylchonemorphine (3) have been isolated from Sarcococca brevifolia. Structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic studies. Compounds 1 and 3 exhibited strong antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.