Sophora is deemed as one of the most remarkable genera of Fabaceae, and the third
largest family of flowering plants. The genus Sophora comprises approximately 52 species …

Natural alkaloids are polycyclic, nitrogen-containing, and basic compounds obtained from
plants. In this review, the advances in bioactive alkaloids with respect to their chemical …

Legumes represent an important component of human and livestock diets; they are rich in
macro‐and micronutrients such as proteins, dietary fibers and polyunsaturated fatty acids …

Fritillaria unibracteata is an endangered medicinal plant whose bulb has been used as a
Chinese herb to suppress cough, asthma and excessive phlegm for centuries. Steroidal …

Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are nitrogen-containing compounds produced naturally as
specialized metabolites distributed in plants and animals (eg, frogs, sponges). The present …

The role of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is not limited to diabetes and diabetes-
related complications. There are multiple modulators, including the receptor for advanced …

Quinolizidine alkaloids isolated from various marine and terrestrial animals and plants are
primarily composed of lupinine-, matrine-, and sparteine-type alkaloids. Matrine …

Sophora alopecuroides is known to produce relatively large amounts of alkaloids; however,
their ecological consequences remain unclear. In this study, we evaluated the allelopathic …

Abstract Alopecines A–E (1–5), five unusual matrine-type alkaloids featuring with an
additional dichlorocyclopropane (1–3) or a di/tri-chloromethyl (4/5) attached on the D ring …

Abstract A HPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of four matrine-type
alkaloids (matrine, oxymatrine, sophocarpine and sophoridine) in honey was established …