[HTML][HTML] Diversity in chemical structures and biological properties of plant alkaloids

S Bhambhani, KR Kondhare, AP Giri - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phytochemicals belonging to the group of alkaloids are signature specialized metabolites
endowed with countless biological activities. Plants are armored with these naturally …

Plant alkaloids: Structures and bioactive properties

EP Gutiérrez-Grijalva, LX López-Martínez… - Plant-derived bioactives …, 2020 - Springer
Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing natural products found in bacteria, fungi, animals, and
plants with complex and diverse structures. The widespread distribution of alkaloids along …

Trends for diverse production strategies of plant medicinal alkaloids

L Yang, J Stöckigt - Natural product reports, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 1999 to 2009 Alkaloids represent a large and highly diverse group of low-
molecular-weight compounds related only by the presence of a nitrogen atom in a …

[HTML][HTML] Cytochrome P450 enzymes as key drivers of alkaloid chemical diversification in plants

TD Nguyen, TTT Dang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plants produce more than 20,000 nitrogen-containing heterocyclic metabolites called
alkaloids. These chemicals serve numerous eco-physiological functions in the plants as well …

[HTML][HTML] The scaffold-forming steps of plant alkaloid biosynthesis

BR Lichman - Natural Product Reports, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaloids from plants are characterised by structural diversity and bioactivity, and maintain a
privileged position in both modern and traditional medicines. In recent years, there have …

[HTML][HTML] Biological activities of alkaloids: from toxicology to pharmacology

Z Adamski, LL Blythe, L Milella, SA Bufo - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plants produce many secondary metabolites, which reveal biological activity. Among them,
alkaloids demonstrate a broad spectrum of activities. In nature, they not only are produced …

Alkaloid biosynthesis: metabolism and trafficking

J Ziegler, PJ Facchini - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Alkaloids represent a highly diverse group of compounds that are related only by the
occurrence of a nitrogen atom in a heterocyclic ring. Plants are estimated to produce …

[PDF][PDF] Plant alkaloids: main features, toxicity, and mechanisms of action

HN Matsuura, AG Fett-Neto - Plant toxins, 2015 - academia.edu
Alkaloids are one of the largest groups of plant secondary metabolites, being present in
several economically relevant plant families. Alkaloids encompass neuroactive molecules …

Recent progress in the metabolic engineering of alkaloids in plant systems

WS Glenn, W Runguphan, SE O'Connor - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Plant alkaloids have a rich chemical ecology that has been exploited for medicinal purposes
for thousands of years. Despite being highly represented within today's pharmacopoeia …

[PDF][PDF] Alkaloids-important therapeutic secondary metabolites of plant origin

R Kaur, S Arora - J Crit Rev, 2015 - e-tarjome.com
Plants are eminent source of new therapeutic agents that helps to alleviate human ailments
and promote health. The noteworthy preventive and protective properties of these …