A review on medicinal importance, pharmacological activity and bioanalytical aspects of beta-carboline alkaloid " Harmine"

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 660-664

  Patel, K ^a   Gadewar, M ^b   Tripathi, R ^c   Prasad, S K ^c   Patel, Dinesh Kumar ^c  

^a GLA Group   (India)

^b SKIPS   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Analytical technique; Harmine; Peganum harmala; Pharmacological activity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BUTEIN; DOPAMINE; HARMINE; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR; POLYPHENOL; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EMULSION; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCLASTOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; INSECT; PLANT;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; PEGANUM; PEGANUM HARMALA;

ANIMALS; CARBOLINES; HARMINE; HUMANS; INSECTS; PLANTS;

EID: 84860637270     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60116-6     Document Type: Article

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