The Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are a distinctive chemotaxonomic feature of the subfamily
Amaryllidoideae of the family Amaryllidaceae, which consists of 59 genera and> 800 …

Alkaloids are an important group of diversely distributed, chemically, biologically and
commercially significant natural products. This article suggests why now, with the presently …

Background: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in US women. We
evaluated two novel compounds, piperidinyl-diethylstilbestrol (DES) and pyrrolidinyl …

Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was used to screen for acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
from Amaryllidaceae extracts. The TLC plate was developed and then stained using …

Parasitic diseases remain a major public health problem affecting hundreds of millions of
people, particularly in tropical developing countries. The limited availability and affordability …

The success of the antimalarial drug quinine and the discovery of artemisinin, the most
potent antimalarial drug, both from plant sources, has led to the study of plants as …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the chemical and biological aspects of
Narcissus alkaloids. Numerous alkaloids have been isolated from Narcissus …

Semi-structured interviews with three Maasai herbalists led to the identification and
collection of 21 species of plants used to treat malaria. Extracts were evaluated using in vitro …

Twenty extracts including ten EtOH and ten CH2Cl2 from different parts of nine African
medicinal plants used in Congolese traditional medicine for the treatment of malaria, were …

Covering: 1990 to the end of 2000 This review covers the structures of compounds with
antiplasmodial activity isolated from plants and is organized according to plant family. A total …