Alkaloids are an important group of specialized nitrogen metabolites with a wide range of
biochemical and pharmacological effects. Since the first publication on lycorine in 1877 …

All known organisms encode 20 canonical amino acids by base triplets in the genetic code.
The cellular translational machinery produces proteins consisting mainly of these amino …

Twenty-one known Amaryllidaceae alkaloids of various structural types and one
undescribed alkaloid, named narcimatuline, have been isolated from fresh bulbs of …

Three new alkaloids, bersavine (3), muraricine (4), and berbostrejdine (8), together with
seven known isoquinoline alkaloids (1–2, 5–7, 9, and 10) were isolated from an alkaloidal …

This study aims to determine the potential antioxidant, antihypertensive, hypoglycaemic and
nootropic activity of a purified polyphenolic extract from the halophyte ice plant …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic pollutants for health due to its accumulation in several
tissues, including testis. This report confirms that Cd increased oxidative stress and …

Macrophages are immune cells crucial for host defense and homeostasis maintenance, and
their dysregulation is involved in multiple pathological conditions, such as liver fibrosis. The …

Thirteen known (1–12 and 16) and three previously undescribed Amaryllidaceae alkaloids
of belladine structural type, named carltonine AC (13–15), were isolated from bulbs of …

A total of 20 derivatives (1–20) of the crinane-type alkaloid ambelline were synthesized.
These semisynthetic derivatives were assessed for their potency to inhibit both …

Berberine, a naturally occurring compound, possesses an interesting multipotent
pharmacological profile potentially applicable for Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment. In this …