[HTML][HTML] Research progress of natural matrine compounds and synthetic matrine derivatives

J Li, S Wei, D Marabada, Z Wang, Q Huang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Matrine is a quinoline alkaloid extracted and separated from the dried root, fruit, and other
parts of the plant Sophora flavescens using an organic solvent. Matrine exhibits a variety of …

Recent advances for alkaloids as botanical pesticides for use in organic agriculture

Y Wu, D Ren, C Gao, J Li, B Du, Z Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Alkaloids are the most basic organic compounds involved in crucial physiological activities
and are widely found in plants, animals and microorganisms. Due to the anti-inflammatory …

A star polycation acts as a drug nanocarrier to improve the toxicity and persistence of botanical pesticides

S Yan, Q Hu, J Li, Z Chao, C Cai, M Yin… - ACS sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The excessive use of chemical pesticides brings many environmental problems. Botanical
pesticides seem to be a good alternative to control pests, but their slow action and lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of halopyrazole matrine derivatives and their insecticidal and fungicidal activities

X Cheng, H He, F Dong, CC Xu, H Zhang, Z Liu, X Lv… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Matrine is a traditional botanical pesticide with a broad-spectrum biological activity that is
widely applied in agriculture. Halopyrazole groups are successfully introduced to the C13 of …

[HTML][HTML] Sophoridine manifests as a leading compound for anti-arrhythmia with multiple ion-channel blocking effects

T Song, Y Hao, M Wang, T Li, C Zhao, J Li, Y Hou - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Sophoridine (SR) has shown the potential to be an antiarrhythmic agent.
However, SR's electrophysiological properties and druggability research are relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Biological impact and enzyme activities of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in response to synergistic action of matrine and Beauveria brongniartii

J Wu, J Li, C Zhang, X Yu, AGS Cuthbertson… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Matrine, a naturally occurring heterocyclic compound, has been shown to enhance the
pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria brongniartii against Spodoptera …

Semi‐synthesis and characterization of some new matrine derivatives as insecticidal agents

X Cheng, H He, WX Wang, F Dong… - Pest Management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Matrine is an important traditional plant‐derived insecticide with broad‐
spectrum activity. However, due to its moderate activity, matrine is mainly applied in …

[HTML][HTML] Matrine Enhances the Pathogenicity of Beauveria brongniartii Against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

J Wu, X Yu, X Wang, L Tang, S Ali - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The repetitive application of pesticides at high doses against Spodoptera litura Fabricius has
resulted in development of pesticide resistance and harmful effects to the natural …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic interaction between the entomopathogenic fungus Akanthomyces attenuatus (Zare & Gams) and the botanical insecticide matrine against …

J Wu, B Yang, X Zhang, AGS Cuthbertson, S Ali - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The excessive use of synthetic chemicals for Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagrall) management
has resulted in the development of insecticide resistance as well as adverse effects to the …

Water-soluble matrine-type alkaloids with potential anti-neuroinflammatory activities from the seeds of Sophora alopecuroides

D Luo, Q Lin, JL Tan, HY Zhao, X Feng, NH Chen… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
A phytochemical investigation on the alkaloids from water-soluble part of Sophora
alopecuroides led to obtain forty matrine-type alkaloids (1–40) including eighteen new ones …