Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from southern African plants: An overview of ethnobotanical, pharmacological potential and phytochemical research including and …

NA Masondo, GI Stafford, AO Aremu… - South African journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The review focuses on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition of extracts and compounds
from southern African plants. We provide a detailed inventory of southern African plants …

Phytochemical and biological investigations of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids: a review

Y Ding, D Qu, KM Zhang, XX Cang… - Journal of Asian …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Amaryllidaceae is a family that includes 75 genera and about 1100 species, which have a
long history of medicinal use. Many plants have been proven to possess efficacy for …

Amaryllidaceae and Sceletium alkaloids

Z Jin - Natural Product Reports, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: July 2010 to June 2012. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 1126–1142.
Recent progress on the isolation, identification, biological activity and synthetic studies of …

Multiple biological functions and pharmacological effects of lycorine

ZF Cao, P Yang, QS Zhou - Science China Chemistry, 2013 - Springer
Lycorine is the major active component from the amaryllidaceae family plant Lycoris radiate,
a represent traditional Chinese medicinal herb, and is one of the typical alkaloids with …

Alkaloids of the South African Amaryllidaceae: a review

JJ Nair, J Bastida, C Codina… - Natural product …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The plant family Amaryllidaceae is known for its horticultural and ornamental appeal as well
as its medicinal value. In relation to these characteristics, trade in Amaryllid flower varieties …

Weakly-coordinating N-oxide and carbonyl groups for metal-catalyzed C–H activation: the case of A-ring functionalization

EN da Silva Júnior, GAM Jardim, RS Gomes… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Compounds featuring weakly-coordinating N-oxides or carbonyl groups, as for instance,
quinoline N-oxide and quinonoid systems represent important structural scaffolds with …

Recent progress on biological activity of Amaryllidaceae and further isoquinoline alkaloids in connection with Alzheimer's disease

L Cahlíková, R Vrabec, F Pidaný, R Peřinová, N Maafi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive age-related neurodegenerative disease
recognized as the most common form of dementia among elderly people. Due to the fact that …

The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Tulbaghia, Allium, Crinum and Cyrtanthus: 'Talented' Taxa from the Amaryllidaceae

CA Danquah, PAB Minkah, TA Agana, P Moyo, M Ofori… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amaryllidaceae is a significant source of bioactive phytochemicals with a strong propensity
to develop new drugs. The genera Allium, Tulbaghia, Cyrtanthus and Crinum biosynthesize …

Apoptosis-inducing effects of distichamine and narciprimine, rare alkaloids of the plant family Amaryllidaceae

JJ Nair, L Rárová, M Strnad, J Bastida… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2012 - Elsevier
Several of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are known for their cytotoxic properties, of which the
lycorine group representatives are prominent for potent and cell line specific antiproliferative …

Antibacterial activity of crinane alkaloids from Boophone disticha (Amaryllidaceae)

L Cheesman, JJ Nair, J van Staden - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Boophone disticha (Amaryllidaceae) is one of
the most common bulbous plants used for medicinal purposes by the indigenous people of …