Alkaloids from piper: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-193

  Gutierrez, Rosa Martha Perez ^a   Gonzalez, Adriana Maria Neira ^b   Hoyo Vadillo, Carlos ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c Departamento de FarmacologiaCinvestav   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Pharmacological actions; Phytochemical constituents; Piper; Piperaceae

Indexed keywords

1 (1,6 DIOXO 2E 4E DECADIENYL) PIPERIDINE; 1 (M METHOXYCINNAMOYL) PYRROLIDE; 1 CINNAMOYL PYRROLIDINE; 1 [1 OXO 5(3,4 METHYL ENEDIOXYPHENYL) 2Z,4E PENTADIENYL]PYRROLIDINE; ABDIHYDROPIPERINE; ALKALOID; ARBOREUMINE; BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN; CHAVICINE; DEMETHOXYYANGONIN; DIHYDROMETHYSTICIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; LANGKAMIDE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN 1; N (3 METHOXY 4,5 METHYLENEDIOXYCINNAMOYL) D3 PYRIDIN 2 ONE; N (3 METHOXY 4,5 METHYLENEDIOXYDIHYDROCINNAMOYL) D3 PYRIDIN 2 ONE; N (3,4 DIMETHOXYCINNAMOYL) D3 PYRIDIN 2 ONE; PIPELONGUMININE; PIPERANINE; PIPERDARDINE; PIPERETTINE; PIPERINE; PIPERMETHYSTINE; PIPEROLACTAM A; PIPERUMBELLACTAM A; PIPERYLINE; PIPLARTINE; PIPLARTINE DIMER A; SYLVAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONDIMENT; DIETARY INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION; GLUCURONIDATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LEISHMANIASIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPER (PLANT); STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

EID: 84876823589     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955713804805148     Document Type: Article

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