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An overview on the chemical and biological aspects of lycorine alkaloid [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018
Amaryllidaceae plants are currently appreciated as a plentiful source of unique bioactive alkaloids. Among them, lycorine is one of the major pyrrolophenanthridine alkaloids commonly isolated from different species of this family.
Marwa Khalifa   +3 more
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Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids from Zephyrantes Carinata and Their Evaluation as Cholinesterases (AChE and BChE) Inhibitors

open access: yesProceedings, 2019
The subfamily Amaryllidoideae within of the Amaryllidaceae family has an exclusive group of compounds called Amaryllidaceae alkaloids. Galanthamine, the most known Amaryllidaceae alkaloid, is approved by the FDA as an inhibitor of the enzyme ...
Karina Sierra   +6 more
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Review of phytochemical and antioxidant properties of Ethiopian medicinal plants

open access: yesJSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia possesses a rich ethnobotanical heritage and diverse medicinal flora that play an important role in traditional healthcare. Many Ethiopian medicinal plants contain bioactive phytochemicals with potential antioxidant properties. This capital of indigenous knowledge has contributed to the documentation of different medicinal plants that
Endalamaw Yihune   +2 more
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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition Activity of Hippeastrum papilio (Ravenna) Van Scheepen (Amaryllidaceae) Using Zebrafish Brain Homogenates

open access: yesLife, 2023
The Amaryllidaceae family constitutes an interesting source of exclusive alkaloids with a broad spectrum of biological activity. Galanthamine, the most relevant one, has been commercialized for the palliative treatment of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms ...
Luciana R. Tallini   +9 more
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Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

open access: yes, 2020
Amaryllidaceae family plants are an offered source of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids, named AA. Most Amaryllidaceae species have been cultivated, in many places around the world, for their ornamental applications and pharmaceutical properties. These pharmaceutical properties are owed to the presence of AA alkaloids, which have a wide range of ...
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Biosynthesis of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

open access: yesPlant Science Today, 2014
Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (AAs) are a structurally diverse group of plant specialized metabolites with powerful biological activities. The medicinal properties of many AAs have been identified including the antitumor agent narciclasine and galanthamine, used for Alzheimer’s disease.
Aparna Singh, Isabel Desgagné-Penix
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Ground‐based robotic remote sensing for standardized biodiversity monitoring in coastal habitats

open access: yesRemote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Illustrated workflow of the proposed citizen‐to‐robot monitoring pipeline: (i) expert‐validated citizen observations are translated into AI models, (ii) deployed on a ground‐based robotic platform for proximal sensing of coastal dune habitats, (iii) enabling standardized detection of ecological targets (e.g., Pancratium maritimum & Brithys crini), and (
Giovanni Di Lorenzo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐Induction Strategies in Crops: Mechanisms, Synergistic Effects, and Sustainable Applications for Enhanced Secondary Metabolite Production

open access: yesFood Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2026.
This review analyzes single/combined abiotic (light, water, nutrients, hormones) and biotic (microbes, yeast) elicitors regulating signaling, gene expression, and metabolism to boost plant secondary metabolites. It highlights synergistic multielicitor strategies for crop quality and functional foods, while critically addressing current limitations and ...
Yifei Sun   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cholinesterase Inhibition Activity, Alkaloid Profiling and Molecular Docking of Chilean Rhodophiala (Amaryllidaceae)

open access: yesMolecules, 2018
Amaryllidaceae plants are the commercial source of galanthamine, an alkaloid approved for the clinical treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The chemistry and bioactivity of Chilean representatives of Rhodophiala genus from the family of Amaryllidaceae
Luciana R. Tallini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Golgi‐localized N‐methyltransferase and reversible aldo–keto reductases coordinate dual terminal routes in galanthamine biosynthesis

open access: yesThe Plant Journal, Volume 126, Issue 6, June 2026.
Significant Statement This study identifies LaTMT2, a Golgi‐localized N‐methyltransferase, and three reversible aldo–keto reductases (LaAKR1 and LaAKR3) as key enzymes coordinating the dual terminal routes of galanthamine biosynthesis in Leucojum aestivum.
Basanta Lamichhane   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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