Indole alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus: Bioproduction and their effect on human health

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 2973-3000

  Almagro, Lorena ^a   Fernández Pérez, Francisco ^a   Pedreño, Maria Angeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Bioproduction; Catharanthus roseus; Indole alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID;

CATHARANTHUS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; SHOOT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CATHARANTHUS; CHINA; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS;

EID: 84928969120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules20022973     Document Type: Review

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