title: Amaryllidaceae and Sceletium alkaloids.
abstract: This review covers the isolation, biological activity and chemical synthesis of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and the structurally related Sceletium alkaloids. The literature from July 2001 to the end of 2002 is reviewed, and 61 references are cited.
authors.affiliation: Institute and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China. jinzhong2000@263.net
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids