Dasycarine, a new quinoline alkaloid from Dictamnus dasycarpus

Dasycarine, a new quinoline alkaloid along with five known compounds, dictamine, dihydroobacunone, obacunone, fraxinellone and beta-sitosterol, were isolated from Dictamnus dasycarpus. The structure of dasycarine was identified as 4, 5, 8- trimethoxyl -3- (3- methyl -2-butenyl)- 2- quinone by 1D and 2D NMR techniques.