Quaternary protoberberine alkaloids

Phytochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-175

  Grycová, Lenka ^a   Dostál, Jiří ^a   Marek, Radek ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Berberidaceae; Cytotoxicity; DNA binding; NMR spectroscopy; Nucleophilic addition; Plant source; Quaternary protoberberine alkaloid; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE DERIVATIVE; PROTOBERBERINE;

CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

BERBERINE ALKALOIDS; PLANTS;

BERBERIDACEAE;

EID: 33845898831     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.10.004     Document Type: Review

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