This alkaloid has been shown to be identical with Perakine (q.v.).
Perakine is an alkaloid extracted from family of Rauvolfia plants which acts as an inhibitor of aldose reductase, a potent drug target for diabetes.
ChEBI: An indole alkaloid having a ajmalan-type skeleton and characterised by a 17alpha-acetoxy group, a 21beta-methyl group, loss of the 1-methyl group with associated unsaturation at N(1)2C(2), and a 20alph
-formyl group in place of the 20beta-ethyl side-chain.
Khan, Khan, Siddiqui., Pakistan 1. Sci. Ind. Res., 8, 23 (1965)
