title: Indolizidine and quinolizidine alkaloids.
abstract: This review covers the isolation, structure determination, synthesis, chemical transformations and biological activity of indolizidine and quinolizidine alkaloids. Included in the review are the hydroxylated indolizidines lentiginosine, swainsonine, castanospermine and their analogues; alkaloids from animal sources, including arthropods and amphibians; alkaloids from the genera Polygonatum, Prosopis and Poranthera; phenanthroindolizidine and phenanthroquinolizidine alkaloids; Nuphar alkaloids; lupine alkaloids; and alkaloids from marine sources. 130 references are cited.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa. joseph.michael@wits.ac.za
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Michael
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D007212:Indolizines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D011807:Quinolizines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D007212:Indolizines; D011807:Quinolizines