Biosynthetic mechanisms of natural products primarily depend on systems of protein
catalysts. However, within the field of biosynthesis, there are cases in which the inherent …

Conspectus Securinega alkaloids, composed of more than 100 members characterized by
the compact tetracyclic scaffold, have fascinated the synthetic community with their structural …

Australian tropical plants have been a rich source of food (bush food) and medicine to the
first Australians (Aboriginal people), who are believed to have lived for more than 50,000 …

Introduction: Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, despite the initial pharmacological
interest, are used in clinic for their antidepressant effect and in the management of …

Eighteen new diterpenoids, named eurifoloids A–R (1–18), including ingenane (1 and 2),
abietane (3–7), isopimarane (8–12), and ent-atisane (13–18) types, along with four known …

Stemona alkaloids with a unique skeleton of pyrrolo [1, 2-a] azepine, pyrido [1, 2-a] azepine,
pyrido [1, 2-a] azonine or indolizidine core are obtained only from the Stemonaceae family …

Securinega alkaloids represent a family of plant secondary metabolites known for 50 years.
Securinine (1), the most abundant and studied alkaloid of this series was isolated by …

The first total synthesis of dimeric securinega alkaloid (−)-flueggenine C is completed via an
accelerated intermolecular Rauhut–Currier (RC) reaction. Despite the numerous reports on …

Flueggeacosines A–C (1–3), three dimeric securinine-type alkaloid analogues with
unprecedented skeletons, were isolated from Flueggea suffruticosa. Compounds 1 and 2 …

The white berry bush, officially Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle is a medicinal plant
distributed throughout tropical areas and traditionally used in Africa, India and China. Root …