Biological and pharmacological activities of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

M He, C Qu, O Gao, X Hu, X Hong - Rsc advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The amaryllidaceae family consists of about 75 genera and 1100 species that are wide-
spread in the tropics and warm temperate regions of the world. Since the first isolation of …

[HTML][HTML] Lycorine: A prospective natural lead for anticancer drug discovery

M Roy, L Liang, X Xiao, P Feng, M Ye, J Liu - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nature is the most abundant source for novel drug discovery. Lycorine is a natural alkaloid
with immense therapeutic potential. Lycorine is active in a very low concentration and with …

Chemical and biological aspects of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

J Bastida Armengol, S Berkov… - Recent Advances in …, 2011 - diposit.ub.edu
The Amaryllidaceae alkaloids represent a large (over 300 alkaloids have been isolated) and
still expanding group of biogenetically related isoquinoline alkaloids that are found …

Pharmacological and toxicological insights to the South African Amaryllidaceae

JJ Nair, J van Staden - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
The plant family Amaryllidaceae is of provenance in the South African region which is known
to harbor about a third of the global complement of around 1000 species. It has widespread …

Chemistry and Biological Activity of Alkaloids from the Genus Lycoris (Amaryllidaceae)

L Cahlíková, K Breiterová, L Opletal - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lycoris Herbert, family Amaryllidaceae, is a small genus of about 20 species that are native
to the warm temperate woodlands of eastern Asia, as in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and …

Biosynthesis and biological activities of newly discovered Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

S Ka, M Koirala, N Mérindol, I Desgagné-Penix - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Amaryllidaceae and Sceletium alkaloids

Z Jin - Natural Product Reports, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: July 2008 to June 2010. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 363–381
Structurally diverse alkaloids, which show significant biological activities, are abundant in …

Multiple biological functions and pharmacological effects of lycorine

ZF Cao, P Yang, QS Zhou - Science China Chemistry, 2013 - Springer
Lycorine is the major active component from the amaryllidaceae family plant Lycoris radiate,
a represent traditional Chinese medicinal herb, and is one of the typical alkaloids with …

Cytotoxicity studies of lycorine alkaloids of the Amaryllidaceae

JJ Nair, J van Staden - Natural product communications, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The plant family Amaryllidaceae is renowned for its unique alkaloid constituents which
possess a significant array of structural diversity. Several of these alkaloids are known for …

Lycorine ameliorates thioacetamide-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats: emphasis on antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and STAT3 inhibition effects

HM Alkreathy, A Esmat - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Liver fibrosis is a foremost medical concern worldwide. In Saudi Arabia, numerous risk
factors contribute to its high rates. Lycorine—a natural alkaloid—has antioxidant, anti …