
%0 Journal Article
%A Finlayson, AC 
%A Prager, RH 
%T Biosynthetic studies on alkaloids in <I>Lunasia amara</I>
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1978/12/01
%V 31
%N 12
%P 2751-2755
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782751
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9782751 
%X Benzoic acid[14CO2H] and sodium acetate[2-14C] are incorporated into 4- methoxy-2-phenylquinoline,the major alkaloid in the leaves of L. amara. No radioactivity is found in the quinoline when sodium acetate[1-14C] or phenylalanine[3-14C] are administered; this suggests the alkaloid is derived from anthranilic acid by the pathway suggested by Leete.1 Mevalonic acid[2-14C] is incorporated into the furanoquinoline alkaloid lunacrine. 
