Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive age-related neurodegenerative disease
recognized as the most common form of dementia among elderly people. Due to the fact that …

In the last years, traditional natural products have been the center of attention for the
scientific community and exploration of their therapeutic abilities is proceeding permanently …

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a structurally diverse group of plant specialized
metabolites found mainly in members of the order Ranunculales, including opium poppy …

The genus Papaver L. includes 159 annual, biennial, and perennial species divided into 11
sections. Several studies on a few species in this genus have revealed that they have …

A concise total synthesis of (±)-stepharine and (±)-pronuciferine using readily available
reagents as the starting materials is reported. This synthesis features a three-component …

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn is a recognised herbal plant in ancient medical sciences. Each
portion of the plant leaf, flower, seed and rhizome is utilised for nutritional and medicinal …

With its high level of phytochemical and botanical variability, Papaver genus contains
several species with many subspecies yielding more than 170 alkaloids. Papaver species …

Abstract Neurotrophins (NGF, BDNF, NT3, NT4) can decrease cell death, induce
differentiation, as well as sustain the structure and function of neurons, which make them …

Many of antibiotics and anticancer drugs of the future come from natural substances and the
major sources may be phytochemicals (Katz, 2002). The genus Stephania belongs to the …