title: Chemistry, bioactivity and geographical diversity of steroidal alkaloids from the Liliaceae family.
abstract: Plants belonging to the Liliaceae family have been the topic of research in many phytochemical and pharmacological laboratories because they contain structurally complex and biologically fascinating steroidal alkaloids. This review, citing 153 references, summarises the chemistry, bioactivity and geographical diversity of steroidal alkaloids isolated from Veratrum and Fritillaria species, so as to illustrate the chemo-diversity and biological significance of these alkaloids, along with their geographical distribution where this is discernible.
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicines, and Department of Pharmacognosy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210038, China.
authors.forename: Hui-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D019668:Liliaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013256:Steroids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D013256:Steroids