Current progress in the chemistry and pharmacology of akuammiline alkaloids

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 1891-1915

  Ramírez, Antonio ^a   García Rubio, Silvina ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Akuammiline; Bisindole; Echitamine; Indole; Isolation; Monoterpene alkaloids; Pharmacology; Strictamine

Indexed keywords

AKUAMMICINE; AKUAMMILINE; AKUAMMILINE ALKALOID; AKUAMMINE; ALSTONINE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CORYMINE; ECHITAMINE; ECHITAMINIC ACID; ERIPINE; INDOLE ALKALOID; MORPHINE; PICRATIDINE; PICRILINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PSEUDOAKUAMMIGINE; RAUSUTRANINE; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID; RHAZIMINE; RHAZYA STRICTA EXTRACT; STRICTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINCA ALKALOID; VINGRAMINE;

BIOMIMETICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG TARGETING; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOTERPENES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0042924098     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/0929867033457016     Document Type: Review

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