This novel quinolinone alkaloid occurs in the tumourogenic plant Meolchia
tornentosa. The structure, as that containing a fuzed seven-membered ring, has
been determined by X-ray crystallography using direct methods.
Melochinone is an alkaloid isolated from Melochia tomentosa L.
ChEBI: Melochinone is a member of quinolines.
Kapadia et a/.,J. Arner. Chern. Soc., 97,6814 (1975)