Process for isolating galanthamine

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP96/01094 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 12, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 12, 1998 PCT Filed Mar. 14, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/29332 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 29, 1996The subject matter of the present invention concerns a process for the isolation of the alkaloid galanthamine; the galanthamine itself which has been produced according to this process; the use of the galanthamine thus produced in galenic preparations; and the galanthamine thus produced for treating narrow-angle glaucoma, Alzheimer's disease, as well as alcohol and nicotine dependence.