title: Amaryllidaceae and Sceletium alkaloids.
abstract: Structurally diverse alkaloids, which show significant biological activities, are abundant in the plants of the family Amaryllidaceae. The latest progress on the isolation, identification, biological activity, and chemical synthesis of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and the structurally close Sceletium alkaloids is summarized in this review.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 30001, 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; D019668:Liliaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids