Inflammation is an adaptive response of the immune system to tissue malfunction or
homeostatic imbalance. Corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) …

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 …

Alkaloids are a class of natural products known to have wide pharmacological activity and
have great potential for the development of new drugs to treat a wide array of pathologies …

Abstract Background The Buyi (Bouyei) people in Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous
Prefecture, Southwest Guizhou, China, have used medicinal plants and traditional remedies …

The use of antagonistic microorganisms and their volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to
control plant fungal pathogens is an eco-friendly and promising substitute for chemical …

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

The human coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by a novel coronavirus;
the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Natural products …

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

Abstract Forty-three quinolizidine alkaloids (1–43), including twelve new matrine-type ones,
sophalodes A–L (1–7, 17, 19 and 28–30), were isolated from the seeds of Sophora …

Seventeen quinolizidine alkaloids, including a new matrine-type one, sophcence A (1), were
isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens Alt. The structure of compound 1 was …