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Polyphenols and alkaloids from piper species

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In this paper, twelve Piper species were extracted from the stems and leaves of P. manii and β-sitosteryl palmitate was obtained for the first time from P. brachystachyum.
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This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 1998-10-27. It has received 130 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Piperlonguminine & Piper.

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The chalcone synthase superfamily of type III polyketide synthases.

TL;DR: A major focus of this review is the integration of information from genetic and biochemical studies with the unique insights gained from protein X-ray crystallography and homology modeling, which generated a number of new predictions regarding both the importance and mechanistic role of various amino acid substitutions observed among functionally diverse type III PKS enzymes.
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A review of Piper spp. (Piperaceae) phytochemistry, insecticidal activity and mode of action

TL;DR: The conclusions of the current work with Piperaceae are that Piper extracts offer a unique and useful source of biopesticide material for controlling small-scale insect out-breaks and reducing the likelihood of resistance development when applied as a synergist with other botanical insecticides such as pyrethrum.
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Naturally occurring aristolactams, aristolochic acids and dioxoaporphines and their biological activities

TL;DR: Aristolactams, having a phenanthrene chromophore are a small group of compounds mainly found in the Aristolochiaceae together with the aristolochic acids and 4,5-dioxoaporphines, which are reviewed and classified on the basis of their oxygenation pattern.
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Indian Medicinal Plants

TL;DR: Indian medicinal plants/, Indian medicinal plants /, مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اصاع رسانی, کδاوρزی
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Phytochemistry of the genus Piper

TL;DR: The secondary metabolites isolated from Piper species for the period 1907 to June 1996 have been reviewed in this paper, where nearly six hundred chemical constituents belonging to different classes of bioactive compounds are listed together with their source(s) and references.
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Biological activities of lignans

TL;DR: This review summarizes what is presently known about the biological activities of lignans and specifically inhibit certain enzymes in angiosperms and gymnosperms.
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Alkaloids of Piper longum Linn—I : Structure and synthesis of piperlongumine and piperlonguminine

TL;DR: Piperlongumine and piperlonguminine are shown to be N-(3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamoyl)-Δ5-piperidin-2-one and isobutylamide of piperic acid respectively.
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