title: Naturally occurring aristolactams, aristolochic acids and dioxoaporphines and their biological activities.
abstract: Aristolactams, having a phenanthrene chromophore are a small group of compounds mainly found in the Aristolochiaceae together with the aristolochic acids and 4,5-dioxoaporphines. In this report, these three important classes of natural products are reviewed and classified on the basis of their oxygenation pattern. In addition the biological activities of these compounds and their general chemistry are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India.
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.lastname: Poonam
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Virinder S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Parmar
mesh_terms: D029065:Aristolochiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D034341:Aristolochic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D007769:Lactams / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D034341:Aristolochic Acids; D001685:Biological Factors; D007769:Lactams; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D011166:Porphyrins