A simple furoquinoline base, this alkaloid is found in the leaves of Pte lea
trifoliata. It furnishes a crystalline picrate, m.p. 195-6°C and a picrolonate, m.p.
200-2°C (dec.). The structure as 4:6-dimethoxyfuro 2,3-b quinolone has been
confirmed by synthesis of the alkaloid.
Pteleine is a chemical that is used in biological studies.
Kuwayama et al., J. Pharm. Soc., Japan, 88, 1050 (1968)
