Studies on the Indoles in Common Reed. -[Part 1] Indole Compounds Occuring in the Shoot of Common Reed [Phragmites Communis Trin.]-

갈대의 INDOLE 화합물(化合物) 연구(硏究) -[제1보](第一報) 갈대 유아(幼芽)의 Indole 화합물(化合物) 검색(檢索)-

Rhizomes of the common reed (Phragmites communis Trin.) were incubated for three days in the dark. Methanol extract of the shoots was thin layer chromatographed with several solvent systems and visualized with five reagents. The results may be summarized as follows: 1. Serotonin, tryptophan, and tryptamine were identified by cochromatography with the respective authentic compounds. Bufotenine, N-methylserotonin, and N,N-dimethyltryptamine were tentatively identified by their Rf values and colour reactions. The presence of skatole and gramine was suggested. 2. It was esteemed that the common reed might have an active methylation/hydroxylation system of indole compounds at least for a period of time. 3. The presently devised 'overlap' thin layer chromatographic technique may be a useful tool for the identification of a compound whose Rf value was diverse from that of the authentic one by the interferance containing in a sample material.

갈대(Phragmites communis Trin.)의 지하경(地下莖)을 암소(暗所)에서 3일간 기른 싹의 메타놀 추출물(抽出物)을 TLC로 분리동정(分離同定)하였으며, 아래와 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 검정(檢定)된 화합물은 주(主)로 indole amine류(類)였으며, serotonin, tryptamine, tryptophan등은 표준화합물과의 co-chromatography에 의해 동정되었고, 용매계를 달리하여 구한 Rf치 및 발색특성을 문헌과 비교하여 추정한 것으로는 bufotenine, N-methylserotonin, N,N-dimethyltryptamine이었으며, Skatole 및 gramine의 존재(存在)의 가능성도 추측(推測)되었다. 2. 갈대 생육의 일정기간 동안 indole 화합물의 methyl화(化) 및 hydroxyl화(化) 대사계(代謝系)의 활성(活性)이 강하게 나타나고 있다고 생각된다. 3. 본 실험에서 처음 시도된 "overlap"점적(點滴)법을 사용한 TLC방법(方法)은 시료중의 방해물질(妨害物質)의 영향으로 시료와 표준품 간에 동일 화합물(化合物)이 Rf치에 차이(差異)를 나타낼 때 시료중의 동일(同一) 화합물의 검정에 유용한 방법이 될 것이다.