A review on the chemical and biological properties of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid, narciprimine (1968-2020) | ||
| Journal of Advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||
| Article 7, Volume 4, Issue 3, July 2021, Pages 182-185 PDF (382.57 K) | ||
| Document Type: Review Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jabps.2021.74208.1128 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Yostina Refaat Boshra* 1; John Refaat Fahim2; samar desouky3 | ||
| 1Department of pharmacognosy, faculty of pharmacy,Minia university,Minia,Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt | ||
| 3department of pharmacognosy, Faculty of pharmacy, Minia, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Amaryllidaceae occupies a prominent position among the most important alkaloid-rich plant families in the globe. Plants of this family show an exceptional ability to produce a myriad of structurally diverse alkaloids with noteworthy pharmacological and therapeutic potential. Of these alkaloids, narciprimine is a rare weakly basic phenanthridone alkaloid that was identified from some species belonging to the genera Cyrtanthus, Galanthus, Lycoris, Narcissus, and Zephyranthes. This alkaloid has attracted a lot of scientific attention in recent years thanks to its biological properties, including cytotoxic, anticancer, and anticholinesterase activities. Hence, this review affords a comprehensive focus on the chemical, spectral, and biological attributes of narciprimine; providing a future perspective for possible research on this valued Amaryllidaceae alkaloid. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Amaryllidaceae alkaloids; Anticholinesterase; Cytotoxicity; Narciprimine; Phenanthridone | ||
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