Biosynthesis and Biological Activities of Newly Discovered Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Alkaloids are an important group of specialized nitrogen metabolites with a wide range of biochemical and pharmacological effects. Since the first publication on lycorine in 1877, more than 650 alkaloids have been extracted from Amaryllidaceae bulbous ...
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Antiproliferative and Structure Activity Relationships of Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids [PDF]
Molecules, 2015 The antiproliferative activity of a set of seven natural Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and 32 derivatives against four cancer cell lines (A2780, SW1573, T47-D and WiDr) was determined.
Juan C. Cedrón +4 more
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Advances in the Chemical and Biological Characterization of Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids and Natural Analogues Isolated in the Last Decade [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Amaryllidaceae are bulbous wild and cultivated plants well known for their beautiful flowers and pharmaceutical applications, essentially due to the alkaloids and flavonoids content.
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The Occurrence and Bioactivities of Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids from Plants: A Taxonomy-Guided Genera-Wide Review [PDF]
PlantsThe distribution of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, with a focus on their chemodiversity, has been reported previously, but not at a genera-wide diversity level.
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A General Electro-Synthesis Approach to Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids. [PDF]
Chemistry, 2022 AbstractAmaryllidaceae alkaloids appeal to organic chemists with their attractive structures and their impressive antitumor and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory properties. We demonstrate a highly versatile access to this family of natural products. A general protocol with high yields in a sustainable electro‐organic key transformation on a metal‐free ...
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Carbohydrates stimulated Amaryllidaceae alkaloids biosynthesis in Leucojum aestivum L. plants cultured in RITA® bioreactor [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Leucojum aestivum L. is an important medicinal plant which produces Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, especially galanthamine and lycorine. Research is currently exploring the possibility of producing these alkaloids using biotechnological methods ...
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Cytotoxicity Studies of Lycorine Alkaloids of the Amaryllidaceae [PDF]
Natural Product Communications, 2014 The plant family Amaryllidaceae is renowned for its unique alkaloid constituents which possess a significant array of structural diversity. Several of these alkaloids are known for their interesting biological properties, of which galanthamine and ...
Jerald J. Nair, Johannes van Staden
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Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids and Phenolic Acids Identification in Leucojum aestivum L. Plant Cultures Exposed to Different Temperature Conditions [PDF]
MoleculesAmaryllidaceae alkaloids are of notable pharmacological relevance. For instance, galanthamine is used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, while other alkaloids (lycorine, crinine, etc.) derived from Amaryllidaceae plants are also of great interest ...
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Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids from Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Bosse (Amaryllidaceae): Isolation, Structural Elucidation, and Biological Activity [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Clivia miniata (Amaryllidaceae) is an herbaceous evergreen flowering plant that is endemic to South Africa and Swaziland and belongs to one of the top-10 traded medicinal plants in informal medicine markets in South Africa.
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Alkaloids from (Amaryllidaceae) [PDF]
Natural Product Communications, 2013 In this study, the South African Amaryllid Boophone haemanthoides was examined for its phytochemical composition and cytotoxicity. In the process eight alkaloid structures, including the new compound distichaminol, were identified in bulb ethanolic ...
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