Pharmacological and toxicological effects of Amaryllidaceae
Abstract The Amaryllidaceae family is widely distributed in the tropics, presenting biological activity attributed mostly to alkaloids, such as an important inhibitory activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), antifungal, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activities. The present study aims to review the s...
Main Authors: | M. J. M. Paiva, G. N. L. Nascimento, I. A. M. Damasceno, T. T. Santos, D. Silveira |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
2023-12-01
|
Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842023000101043&tlng=en |
Similar Items
-
Chemical Survey of Three Species of the Genus <i>Rauhia</i> Traub (Amaryllidaceae)
by: Luciana R. Tallini, et al.
Published: (2022-12-01) -
Wild Argentinian Amaryllidaceae, a New Renewable Source of the Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Galanthamine and Other Alkaloids
by: Gabriela E. Feresin, et al.
Published: (2012-11-01) -
The Anti-Cholinesterase Potential of Fifteen Different Species of <i>Narcissus</i> L. (Amaryllidaceae) Collected in Spain
by: Luciana R. Tallini, et al.
Published: (2024-04-01) -
Synthesis and biological evaluation of lycorine derivatives as dual inhibitors of human acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase
by: Wang Yue-Hu, et al.
Published: (2012-09-01) -
Nerinine and homolycorine, amaryllidaceae alkaloids from the bulbs of Galanthus transcaucasicus Fomin
by: M. Babashpour-Asl, et al.
Published: (2017-01-01)