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An Update of the Sanguinarine and Benzophenanthridine Alkaloids’ Biosynthesis and Their Applications [PDF]

Molecules, 2022
Benzophenanthridines belong to the benzylisoquinolic alkaloids, representing one of the main groups of this class. These alkaloids include over 120 different compounds, mostly in plants from the Fumariaceae, Papaveraceae, and Rutaceae families, which ...
Felipe Vazquez-Flota
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Alkaloids in Chelidonium majus L: a review of its phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology. [PDF]

Front Pharmacol
Chelidonium majus L. (C. majus), commonly known as “Bai Qu Cai” in China, belongs to the genus Chelidonium of the Papaveraceae family. It has rich medicinal value, such as alleviating coughs, asthma, spasms and pain. Recent studies have demonstrated that
Li XL, Sun YP, Wang M, Wang ZB, Kuang HX.   +4 more
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Insights on Antitumor Activity and Mechanism of Natural Benzophenanthridine Alkaloids

Molecules, 2023
Benzophenanthridine alkaloids are a class of isoquinoline compounds, which are widely found in the plants of papaveraceae, corydalis, and rutaceae. Biological activities and clinical studies have shown that benzophenanthridine alkaloids have inhibitory ...
Rui Peng, Mengwei Xu, Baocheng Xie, Qing Min, Siwen Hui, Ziwei Du, Yan Liu, Wei Yu, Shi Wang, Xin Chen, Guang Yang, Zhaofang Bai, Xiaohe Xiao, Shuanglin Qin   +13 more
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Hypecoum spp.—Chemistry and Biological Activity of Alkaloids

Diversity, 2023
Genus Hypecoum Tourn. ex L. belongs to the poppy family Papaveraceae and comprises about 19 species occurring in Europe, Northern Africa and Asia.
Nadezhda Kostova, Tsvetelina Doncheva
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Catalytic promiscuity of O-methyltransferases from Corydalis yanhusuo leading to the structural diversity of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids [PDF]

, 2022
O-methyltransferases play essential roles in producing structural diversity and improving the biological properties of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) in plants.
Bu, Junling, Chen, Tong, Chen, Yun, Cui, Guanghong, Guo, Juan, Hu, Zhimin, Huang, Luqi, Jiao, Xiang, Kong, Yu, Lai, Changjiangsheng, Li, Qishuang, Lin, Sheng, Liu, Xiuyu, Ma, Ying, Tang, Jinfu, Wang, Ruishan, Yang, Jian, Yang, Lei, Zhang, Xiuhua   +18 more
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties and quantitative screening of phytochemicals of Fraxinus excelsior L. and Eschscholtzia californica Cham. mother tinctures [PDF]

, 2022
The antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Fraxinus excelsior L. and Eschscholtzia californica Cham. mother tinctures against a range of foodborne bacteria were investigated to determine the major components and to analyse the action spectrum and
Alessia Catalano, Carmela Saturnino, Daniela Russo, Giovanni Salzano, Immacolata Faraone, Luigi Milella, Maria Grazia Bonomo, Maria Stefania Sinicropi, Stefania Mirela Mang   +8 more
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Drug discovery research in Ghana, challenges, current efforts, and the way forward [PDF]

, 2022
We have a long-term vision to develop drug discovery research capacity within Ghana, to tackle unmet medical needs in Ghana and the wider West African region. However, there are several issues and challenges that need to be overcome to enable this vision,
Amewu, Richard Kwamla, Amoateng, Patrick, Appiah-Oppong, Regina, Arthur, Patrick Kobina, Asare, Prince, Asiamah, Isaac, Boamah, Daniel, Chibale, Kelly, Darko Otchere, Isaac, David Read, Kevin, Dzidzor Amengor, Cedric, Ekuadzi, Edmund, Farrell, Susan Jane, Hugh Gilbert, Ian, Osei-Safo, Dorcas, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy   +15 more
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Alkaloids and Their Pharmacology Effects from Zanthoxylum Genus [PDF]

, 2020
Zanthoxylum genus (Rutaceae) comprises about 212 species distributed in warm temperature and subtropical areas in the worldwide. Zanthoxylum species have been used in traditional for the treatment of tooth decay, snakebites, blood circulation problems ...
Nhiem, Nguyen Xuan, Quan, Pham Minh, Van, Nguyen Thi Hong   +2 more
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Characterization of extracts from the bark of the Gabon hazel tree (Coula edulis baill) for antioxidant, antifungal and anti-termite products [PDF]

, 2021
Chemical composition of the bark extracts ofCoula eduliswas inves-tigated tofind potential antioxidant, anti-termite and antifungal compounds whichcanfind useful applications in thefields of food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics or agro-chemical. Phytochemical
Bopenga Bopenga, Christ Stone Arnaud, Candelier, Kévin, Dumarçay, Stéphane, Edou Engonga, Prosper, Gérardin Charbonnier, Christine, Gérardin, Philippe, Meyo Degboevi, Henri, Thévenon, Marie-France   +7 more
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Structure-function analysis of CYP719As involved in methylenedioxy bridge-formation in the biosynthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and its de novo production [PDF]

, 2023
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a type of secondary metabolite with clinical application value. (S)-stylopine is a special BIA which contains methylenedioxy bridge structures.
Bu, Junling, Chen, Yun, Cheng, Yatian, Cui, Guanghong, Guo, Juan, Hu, Zhimin, Huang, Luqi, Jiao, Xiang, Jin, Baolong, Lai, Changjiangsheng, Li, Qishuang, Liu, Xiuyu, Ma, Ying, Tang, Jinfu, Wang, Jian   +14 more
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