would any one know the chemical compersistion of the sap of the pachypodium genus? they are used as arrow poisons so they must be quite potent. i have a hunch that the toxins are alkoids and ae related to the oleandrin glycoside alkoids that are found in the plant oleander, which is a cardiac toxin. the reason behind this is that if you google it there is no infomation upon the topic! the only reason is the need to know:P

would any one know the chemical compersistion of the sap of the pachypodium genus? they are used as arrow poisons so they must be quite potent. i have a hunch that the toxins are alkoids and ae related to the oleandrin glycoside alkoids that are found in the plant oleander, which is a cardiac toxin. the reason behind this is that if you google it there is no infomation upon the topic! the only reason is the need to know:P

 

Hm, as far as scifinder goes, pachypodia natural products have not yet been isolated or identified. But correct me, if I am wrong.

 

I found this here, which says the arrow poison might actually come from different plants, since they are a mixture of plant extracts, but its a very old article.

 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hlca.19640470824/abstract

 

Anybody else found something?

Hmm. I might have a look-see throughweb of science when I get home. Potentially, the compound may not have been isolated and characterised.

Hmm. I might have a look-see throughweb of science when I get home. Potentially, the compound may not have been isolated and characterised.

 

 

so there is potential to discover new chemicals? thats if the toxins have not been identified already

It has been characterised and was used in one of lectures; it is biosynthesised by a [2+4] cycloaddition. Now if I could only find my notes, I could tell you what it is....

It has been characterised and was used in one of lectures; it is biosynthesised by a [2+4] cycloaddition. Now if I could only find my notes, I could tell you what it is....

 

 

that would be really kindofyou

It has been characterised and was used in one of lectures; it is biosynthesised by a [2+4] cycloaddition. Now if I could only find my notes, I could tell you what it is....

 

A [2+4] cycloaddition? Are you talking about my favourite reaction?