| Title: | Polyhydroxylated alkaloids - - natural occurrence and therapeutic applications. |
| Authors: | Watson, A.A.
Fleet, G.W.J.
Asano, N.
Molyneux, R.J.
Nash, R.J.
USDA, ARS |
| Source: | Phytochemistry. Feb 2001. v. 56 (3), p. 265-295. |
| NALT Subjects: | plants
alkaloids
medicinal properties
glycosidases
toxicity
neoplasms
immune system
diabetes
metabolic diseases
lysosomes
glycosphingolipids
infectious diseases
chemical structure
enzyme inhibitors
chemical constituents of plants
literature reviews
anticarcinogenic activity
antiviral properties |
| Other Subjects: | immunostimulant properties
immunostimulation
antidiabetic properties |
| Issue Date: | Feb-2001 |
| Abstract: | Over one hundred polyhydroxylated alkaloids have been isolated from plants and micro-organisms. These alkaloids can be potent and highly selective glycosidase inhibitors and are arousing great interest as tools to study cellular recognition and as potential therapeutic agents. However, only three of the natural products so far have been widely studied for therapeutic potential due largely to the limited commercial availability of the other compounds. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10113/26743 |
| Appears in Collections: | USDA Research and Information
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