title: Amaryllidaceae and Sceletium alkaloids.
abstract: A great number of natural products, especially alkaloids, which exhibit a range of biological activities including acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antineoplastic, cardiovascular and immunostimulatory activities, have been isolated from the plants of the Amaryllidaceae family. this review summarizes isolation, biological activity, and synthetic studies of these alkaloids. The primary biosynthetic pathways of each type of alkaloids are also proposed.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. zjin@nankai.edu.cn
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D047151:Amaryllidaceae 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; D047151:Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids