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Molecules, 2021 The search for novel antimycobacterial drugs is a matter of urgency, since tuberculosis is still one of the top ten causes of death from a single infectious agent, killing more than 1.4 million people worldwide each year.
Negar Maafi +14 more
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Life, 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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Acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting Alkaloids from Zephyranthes concolor
Molecules, 2011 The bulbs and aerial parts of Zephyranthes concolor (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook. f. (Amaryllidaceae), an endemic species to Mexico, were found to contain the alkaloids chlidanthine, galanthamine, galanthamine N-oxide, lycorine, galwesine, and ...
Sebastien Arseneau +9 more
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Biological Activities of Snowdrop (Galanthus spp., Family Amaryllidaceae)
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Snowdrop is an iconic early spring flowering plant of the genus Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae). Galanthus species (Galanthus spp.) are economically important plants as ornaments. Galanthus spp has gained significance scientific and commercial interest due to
Chee Kei Kong +13 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 +2 more
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Methyl 4-methyl-2-oxo-3,4-dihydrodibenzo[b,d]furan-4a(2H)-carboxylate
IUCrData, 2017 The title compound, C15H14O4, has structural similarities to the alkaloid galanthamine, used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The structure consists of a fused three-ring system comprising benzene and cyclohexenone fused to a central furan ring ...
Yidong Jiang, Yifeng Wang
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Galanthamine Content of Bulbs and in Vitro Cultures of L
Natural Product Communications, 2006 In vitro cultures, at different stages of morphogenesis, were established from leaves of Leucojum aestivum (Amaryllidaceae) for determination of their galanthamine content, an alkaloid that possesses cholinesterase inhibitory activity and which is used ...
Mamadou F. Diop +5 more
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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 +8 more
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Unlocking the Antioxidant, Enzyme Inhibitory and Acaricidal Potential of <i>Azadirachta indica</i> Phytoconstituents Using In Vitro and In Silico Approaches. [PDF]
Food Sci NutrThe study evaluated the acaricidal potential of bioactive components of Azadirachta indica against scabies mortality using both in vitro and in silico methodologies. Sarcoptes scabiei were stimulated with Azadirachta indica at four concentrations (25–100 mg/mL) at different intervals.
Fatima T +8 more
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Cloning and characterization of a tyrosine decarboxylase involved in the biosynthesis of galanthamine in Lycoris aurea [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background Galanthamine, one kind of Amaryllidaceae alkaloid extracted from the Lycoris species, is used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. In regards to medical and economic importance, the biosynthesis and regulatory mechanism of the secondary ...
Rong Wang +6 more
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