Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology

Natural products are increasingly attracting attention from both basic and applied science. Plant secondary metabolites, especially alkaloids, are receiving interest from a wide range of researchers due to their biological activity. They are produced to protect plants from diseases and herbivores. T...

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Главные авторы: Adamski, Zbigniew, Blythe, Linda L., Bufo, Sabino Aurelio, Milella, Luigi
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author Adamski, Zbigniew
Blythe, Linda L.
Bufo, Sabino Aurelio
Milella, Luigi
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description Natural products are increasingly attracting attention from both basic and applied science. Plant secondary metabolites, especially alkaloids, are receiving interest from a wide range of researchers due to their biological activity. They are produced to protect plants from diseases and herbivores. Therefore, they reveal a toxic activity that affects organisms at various levels of biological organization. A growing amount of research is proving their antimicrobial, antifungal, insecticidal, and anticancer activities. That makes them applicable in various fields from medicine, to pharmacology, veterinary, and toxicology, to crop protection. This Special Issue of Toxins, “Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology"", collects 15 manuscripts describing the ecological, biological, pharmacological, and toxicological effects as well as structural and analytical aspects of plant alkaloids, their mode of action, and possible application in veterinary, medicine, and plant protection. These studies prove the potential for alkaloid application in various areas of science.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-422172024-03-30T23:22:28Z Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology Adamski, Zbigniew Blythe, Linda L. Bufo, Sabino Aurelio Milella, Luigi R5-920 RM1-950 leukemia n/a biodistribution glycoalkaloids insect heart Solanum melongena L. antibacterial alkaloid ?-carboline Ovarian cancer Chelidonium majus secondary metabolites lindoldhamine livestock insect chanoclavine bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid cytotoxic activity Staphylococcus aureus antioxidant acid-sensing ion channel subtype 1a malonylated form HPLC-DAD ergot alkaloids nociception macrophage Arecoline Macleaya cordata antifungal neuropathic pain Corydalis lutea antiviral Curine lung cancer cells lipopolysaccharide Epichloë Meconopsis cambrica Berberis thunbergii SRC Dicentra spectabilis apoptosis endophyte natural sources dehydrocrenatidine neutrophil EGFR anticancer solamargine berberine isoquinoline alkaloids natural products Radix Aconiti Lateralis preparations short-term and long-term usage inflammation acute toxicity Mahonia aquifolia Palmatine sanguinarine Rutidea parviflora voltage-gated sodium channels cytotoxicity toxicology malonyl-solamargine alkaloids acetylcholinesterase beetles Fumaria officinalis antimicrobial activity solasonine FAK plant secondary metabolites di-ester diterpenoid alkaloids mAchR3 subchronic feeding study mono-ester diterpenoid alkaloids Tenebrio molitor Apoptosis reproduction thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing Natural products are increasingly attracting attention from both basic and applied science. Plant secondary metabolites, especially alkaloids, are receiving interest from a wide range of researchers due to their biological activity. They are produced to protect plants from diseases and herbivores. Therefore, they reveal a toxic activity that affects organisms at various levels of biological organization. A growing amount of research is proving their antimicrobial, antifungal, insecticidal, and anticancer activities. That makes them applicable in various fields from medicine, to pharmacology, veterinary, and toxicology, to crop protection. This Special Issue of Toxins, “Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology"", collects 15 manuscripts describing the ecological, biological, pharmacological, and toxicological effects as well as structural and analytical aspects of plant alkaloids, their mode of action, and possible application in veterinary, medicine, and plant protection. These studies prove the potential for alkaloid application in various areas of science. 2021-02-11T09:08:45Z 2021-02-11T09:08:45Z 2020-06-09 16:38:57 2020 book 46083 9783039289271 9783039289288 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42217 eng application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2277 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03928-928-8 10.3390/books978-3-03928-928-8 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039289271 9783039289288 270 open access
spellingShingle R5-920
RM1-950
leukemia
n/a
biodistribution
glycoalkaloids
insect heart
Solanum melongena L.
antibacterial
alkaloid
?-carboline
Ovarian cancer
Chelidonium majus
secondary metabolites
lindoldhamine
livestock
insect
chanoclavine
bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid
cytotoxic activity
Staphylococcus aureus
antioxidant
acid-sensing ion channel subtype 1a
malonylated form
HPLC-DAD
ergot alkaloids
nociception
macrophage
Arecoline
Macleaya cordata
antifungal
neuropathic pain
Corydalis lutea
antiviral
Curine
lung cancer cells
lipopolysaccharide
Epichloë
Meconopsis cambrica
Berberis thunbergii
SRC
Dicentra spectabilis
apoptosis
endophyte
natural sources
dehydrocrenatidine
neutrophil
EGFR
anticancer
solamargine
berberine
isoquinoline alkaloids
natural products
Radix Aconiti Lateralis preparations
short-term and long-term usage
inflammation
acute toxicity
Mahonia aquifolia
Palmatine
sanguinarine
Rutidea parviflora
voltage-gated sodium channels
cytotoxicity
toxicology
malonyl-solamargine
alkaloids
acetylcholinesterase
beetles
Fumaria officinalis
antimicrobial activity
solasonine
FAK
plant secondary metabolites
di-ester diterpenoid alkaloids
mAchR3
subchronic feeding study
mono-ester diterpenoid alkaloids
Tenebrio molitor
Apoptosis
reproduction
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing
Adamski, Zbigniew
Blythe, Linda L.
Bufo, Sabino Aurelio
Milella, Luigi
Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology
title Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology
title_full Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology
title_fullStr Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology
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title_short Biological Activities of Alkaloids: From Toxicology to Pharmacology
title_sort biological activities of alkaloids from toxicology to pharmacology
topic R5-920
RM1-950
leukemia
n/a
biodistribution
glycoalkaloids
insect heart
Solanum melongena L.
antibacterial
alkaloid
?-carboline
Ovarian cancer
Chelidonium majus
secondary metabolites
lindoldhamine
livestock
insect
chanoclavine
bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid
cytotoxic activity
Staphylococcus aureus
antioxidant
acid-sensing ion channel subtype 1a
malonylated form
HPLC-DAD
ergot alkaloids
nociception
macrophage
Arecoline
Macleaya cordata
antifungal
neuropathic pain
Corydalis lutea
antiviral
Curine
lung cancer cells
lipopolysaccharide
Epichloë
Meconopsis cambrica
Berberis thunbergii
SRC
Dicentra spectabilis
apoptosis
endophyte
natural sources
dehydrocrenatidine
neutrophil
EGFR
anticancer
solamargine
berberine
isoquinoline alkaloids
natural products
Radix Aconiti Lateralis preparations
short-term and long-term usage
inflammation
acute toxicity
Mahonia aquifolia
Palmatine
sanguinarine
Rutidea parviflora
voltage-gated sodium channels
cytotoxicity
toxicology
malonyl-solamargine
alkaloids
acetylcholinesterase
beetles
Fumaria officinalis
antimicrobial activity
solasonine
FAK
plant secondary metabolites
di-ester diterpenoid alkaloids
mAchR3
subchronic feeding study
mono-ester diterpenoid alkaloids
Tenebrio molitor
Apoptosis
reproduction
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing
topic_facet R5-920
RM1-950
leukemia
n/a
biodistribution
glycoalkaloids
insect heart
Solanum melongena L.
antibacterial
alkaloid
?-carboline
Ovarian cancer
Chelidonium majus
secondary metabolites
lindoldhamine
livestock
insect
chanoclavine
bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid
cytotoxic activity
Staphylococcus aureus
antioxidant
acid-sensing ion channel subtype 1a
malonylated form
HPLC-DAD
ergot alkaloids
nociception
macrophage
Arecoline
Macleaya cordata
antifungal
neuropathic pain
Corydalis lutea
antiviral
Curine
lung cancer cells
lipopolysaccharide
Epichloë
Meconopsis cambrica
Berberis thunbergii
SRC
Dicentra spectabilis
apoptosis
endophyte
natural sources
dehydrocrenatidine
neutrophil
EGFR
anticancer
solamargine
berberine
isoquinoline alkaloids
natural products
Radix Aconiti Lateralis preparations
short-term and long-term usage
inflammation
acute toxicity
Mahonia aquifolia
Palmatine
sanguinarine
Rutidea parviflora
voltage-gated sodium channels
cytotoxicity
toxicology
malonyl-solamargine
alkaloids
acetylcholinesterase
beetles
Fumaria officinalis
antimicrobial activity
solasonine
FAK
plant secondary metabolites
di-ester diterpenoid alkaloids
mAchR3
subchronic feeding study
mono-ester diterpenoid alkaloids
Tenebrio molitor
Apoptosis
reproduction
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing
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