Pfizer Handbook of Microbial Metabolites 474 



Claviceps purpurea (Fries) Tul. 



Matazo Abe, Ann. Rept. Takeda Res. Lab. 10 73, 83, 90, 

 110, 126, 129, 145, 152, 167, 171, 179, 190, 205, 210 (1951). 



Matazo Abe, Togo Yamano, Yoshiharu Kozu and Mitsugu 

 Kusumoto, ;. Agr. Chem. Soc. Japan 24 416, 471 (1951); 25 

 458 (1952); 27 18, 613, 617 (1953). 



Matazo Abe ibid. 28 44, 501 (1954). 



Matazo Abe, Togo Yamano, Yochiharu Kozu and Mitsugi 

 Kusumoto, ibid. 29 364 (1955). 



Matazo Abe, Saburo Yamatodani, Togo Yamano and Mit- 

 sugi Kusumoto, Bull. Agr. Chem. Soc. (Japan) 19 92 (1955). 



Saburo Yamatodani and Matazo Abe, ibid. 19 94 (1955). 



951 Pyroclavine, CuiH^oNi., colorless crystals, m.p. 204° (dec), [(x]d-° 



-90° (c 0.2 in pyridine). 



and 



952 Costaclavine, CjeHooNo, colorless crystals, m.p. 182° (dec), 



[a] I,'-" +44° (c 0.2 in pyridine). 



These are thought to be isomers of dihydroagroclavine. 



Claviceps purpurea (Fries) Tul. 



Matazo Abe, Saburo Yamatodani, Togo Yamano and Mit- 

 sugi Kusumoto, Bull. Agr. Chem. Soc. (Japan) 20 59 (1956). 



953 Dihydroelymoclavine, Ci.jH.oONo, colorless crystals, m.p. 210° 



(dec), [a]^'^ -167° (c 0.16 in chloroform). 



H CH2OH 



Claviceps purpurea (Fries) Tul. 



See references under dihydroagroclavine. 



