Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are toxic secondary metabolites found within the genus
Lupinus, some species of which are commercially important grain legume crops including …

Legumes are rich in secondary metabolites, such as polyphenols, alkaloids, and saponins,
which are important defense compounds to protect the plant against herbivores and …

Covering: up to 2022 Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are a class of alkaloids that accumulate
in a variety of leguminous plants and have applications in the agricultural, pharmaceutical …

The Knoevenagel condensation reaction is a prominent organic reaction commonly being
utilized in the total synthesis of natural and biologically potent products as a vital and …

(−)-Cytisine (−)-1,[(1R, 5S)-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexahydro-1, 5-methano-8H-pyrido [1, 2a][1, 5]
diazocin-8-one (Figure 1), is an alkaloid extracted from various plants belonging to the …

Lysine decarboxylase (LDC) catalyzes the first-step in the biosynthetic pathway of
quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs), which form a distinct, large family of plant alkaloids. A cDNA of …

(+)-Matrine and (+)-isomatrine are tetracyclic alkaloids isolated from the plant Sophora
flavescens, the roots of which are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Biosynthetically …

The tryptophan (Trp) biosynthetic pathway leads to the production of many secondary
metabolites with diverse functions, and its regulation is predicted to respond to the needs for …

Lys-derived alkaloids, including piperidine, quinolizidine, indolizidine, and lycopodium
alkaloids, are widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom. Several of these alkaloids …

Starting from a common lactam,(3 R, 8a S)-5-oxo-3-phenyl-2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 8a-hexahydro-5 H-
oxazolo [3, 2-a] pyridine (1), or its enantiomer, the enantioselective synthesis of 2 …