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Advances on the Amaryllidacea Alkaloids Collected in South Africa, Andean South America and the Mediterranean Basin

Molecules, 2023
The alkaloids are one of the most represented family of natural occurring biological active compounds. Amaryllidaceae are also very well known for their beautiful flower and are thus used as ornamental plants in historic and public gardens.
Antonio Evidente
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Alkaloid Profile in Wild Autumn-Flowering Daffodils and Their Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity

Molecules, 2023
Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are secondary metabolites with interesting medicinal properties. Almost every Narcissus species can synthesize them and constitute an excellent source for their isolation and study.
Julia Lisa-Molina, Pedro Gómez-Murillo, Irene Arellano-Martín, Carles Jiménez, María L. Rodríguez-Escobar, Luciana R. Tallini, Francesc Viladomat, Laura Torras-Claveria, Jaume Bastida   +8 more
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Recent Progress in Amaryllidaceae Biotechnology

Molecules, 2020
Plants belonging to the monocotyledonous Amaryllidaceae family include about 1100 species divided among 75 genera. They are well known as medicinal and ornamental plants, producing pharmaceutically important alkaloids, the most intensively investigated ...
Vasil Georgiev, Ivan Ivanov, Atanas Pavlov   +2 more
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Chemical and Biological Aspects of Montanine-Type Alkaloids Isolated from Plants of the Amaryllidaceae Family

Molecules, 2020
Plants of the Amaryllidaceae family are promising therapeutic tools for human diseases and have been used as alternative medicines. The specific secondary metabolites of this plant family, called Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (AA), have attracted considerable
Darja Koutová, Negar Maafi, Radim Havelek, Lubomír Opletal, Gerald Blunden, Martina Řezáčová, Lucie Cahlíková   +6 more
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The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Tulbaghia, Allium, Crinum and Cyrtanthus: ‘Talented’ Taxa from the Amaryllidaceae

Molecules, 2022
Amaryllidaceae is a significant source of bioactive phytochemicals with a strong propensity to develop new drugs. The genera Allium, Tulbaghia, Cyrtanthus and Crinum biosynthesize novel alkaloids and other phytochemicals with traditional and ...
Cynthia Amaning Danquah, Prince Amankwah Baffour Minkah, Theresa A. Agana, Phanankosi Moyo, Michael Ofori, Peace Doe, Sibusiso Rali, Isaiah Osei Duah Junior, Kofi Bonsu Amankwah, Samuel Owusu Somuah, Isaac Newton Nugbemado, Vinesh J. Maharaj, Sanjib Bhakta, Simon Gibbons   +13 more
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Anticoronavirus Isoquinoline Alkaloids: Unraveling the Secrets of Their Structure-Activity Relationship. [PDF]

Influenza Other Respir Viruses
ABSTRACT Background Natural alkaloids are a structurally diverse class of bioactive compounds with significant therapeutic potential. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antiviral activity of various natural alkaloids against coronaviruses, clarify molecular effects via bioassays and docking, and explore structure–activity relationships.
Safratova M, Chen YL, Hostalkova A, Chlebek J, Hsieh CF, Chen BH, Cahlikova L, Kosturko S, Backlund A, Horng JT, Hwang TL, Korinek M.   +11 more
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Chemical and Biological Aspects of Different Species of the Genus Clinanthus Herb. (Amaryllidaceae) from South America

Molecules, 2023
The genus Clinanthus Herb. is found in the Andes Region (South America), mainly in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. These plants belong to the Amaryllidaceae family, specifically the Amaryllidoideae subfamily, which presents an exclusive group of alkaloids ...
María Lenny Rodríguez-Escobar, Luciana R. Tallini, Julia Lisa-Molina, Strahil Berkov, Francesc Viladomat, Alan Meerow, Jaume Bastida, Laura Torras-Claveria   +7 more
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Pharmacological and toxicological effects of Amaryllidaceae

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023
The Amaryllidaceae family is widely distributed in the tropics, presenting biological activity attributed mostly to alkaloids, such as an important inhibitory activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), antifungal, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activities ...
M. J. M. Paiva, G. N. L. Nascimento, I. A. M. Damasceno, T. T. Santos, D. Silveira   +4 more
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Chemistry and Biological Activity of Alkaloids from the Genus Lycoris (Amaryllidaceae)

Molecules, 2020
Lycoris Herbert, family Amaryllidaceae, is a small genus of about 20 species that are native to the warm temperate woodlands of eastern Asia, as in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Himalayas.
Lucie Cahlíková, Kateřina Breiterová, Lubomír Opletal   +2 more
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A comprehensive review of non-alkaloidal metabolites from the subfamily Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae)

Open Chemistry, 2023
Amaryllidoideae is a subfamily belonging to the Amaryllidaceae and is widely distributed in the southern hemisphere. The subfamily is well known for its content of pharmacologically active alkaloids and represents an important epicenter of Amaryllidaceae-
Ibrakaw Abobaker S., Akinfenwa Akeem O., Hussein Ahmed A.   +2 more
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