Boshra, Y., Fahim, J., desouky, S. (2021). A review on the chemical and biological properties of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid, narciprimine (1968-2020). Journal of advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4(3), 182-185. doi: 10.21608/jabps.2021.74208.1128
Yostina Refaat Boshra; John Refaat Fahim; samar desouky. "A review on the chemical and biological properties of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid, narciprimine (1968-2020)". Journal of advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4, 3, 2021, 182-185. doi: 10.21608/jabps.2021.74208.1128
Boshra, Y., Fahim, J., desouky, S. (2021). 'A review on the chemical and biological properties of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid, narciprimine (1968-2020)', Journal of advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4(3), pp. 182-185. doi: 10.21608/jabps.2021.74208.1128
Boshra, Y., Fahim, J., desouky, S. A review on the chemical and biological properties of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid, narciprimine (1968-2020). Journal of advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021; 4(3): 182-185. doi: 10.21608/jabps.2021.74208.1128
A review on the chemical and biological properties of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid, narciprimine (1968-2020)
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.