Amaryllidaceae and Sceletium alkaloids

作者:Jin Zhong*
来源:Natural Product Reports, 2007, 24(4): 886-905.
DOI:10.1039/b502163b

摘要

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.