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, Page 182-185 PDF (382.57 K) | ||||
Document Type: Review Articles | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jabps.2021.74208.1128 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Yostina Refaat Boshra 1; John Refaat Fahim 2; 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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