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The phytochemistry of the annonaceae
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Both alkaloidal and non-alkaloidal compounds so farsolated from Annonaceous plants are reviewed and 319 secondary products have been reported from 150 spe.About:
This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 1980-01-01. It has received 350 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Xylopia & Phytochemistry.read more
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Annona muricata (Annonaceae): A Review of Its Traditional Uses, Isolated Acetogenins and Biological Activities
Soheil Zorofchian Moghadamtousi,Mehran Fadaeinasab,Sonia Nikzad,Gokula Mohan,Hapipah Mohd Ali,Habsah Abdul Kadir +5 more
TL;DR: Phytochemical studies reveal that annonaceous acetogenins are the major constituents of A. muricata, and indigenous communities in Africa and South America extensively use this plant in their folk medicine.
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The use of plants in the traditional management of diabetes in Nigeria: pharmacological and toxicological considerations.
TL;DR: A review of medicinal plants traditionally used for diabetes management in Nigeria and ways in which their therapeutic potential can be properly harnessed for possible integration into the country's healthcare system are highlighted.
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A search for natural bioactive compounds in Bolivia through a multidisciplinary approach. Part V. Evaluation of the antimalarial activity of plants used by the Tacana Indians.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the antimalarial activity of seven plant extracts traditionally used by the Isoceno-Guarani, a native community living in the Bolivian Chaco.
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Recent advances in annonaceous acetogenins
TL;DR: Hough most acetogenins have high potencies among several solid human tumour cells lines, some of the derivatives within the different structural types and some positional isomers show remarkable selectivities among certain cell lines, e.g. against prostate cancer (PC-3).
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Paw Paw and Cancer: Annonaceous Acetogenins from Discovery to Commercial Products⊥
TL;DR: Activity-directed fractionation of the paw paw extracts led to the isolation and molecular characterization of over 50 unique annonaceous acetogenins, which indicated a myriad of potentially useful applications.
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Phytochemical screening of nigerian medicinal plants ii
O O Odebiyi,E A Sofowora +1 more
TL;DR: A total of 47 plant extracts representing 132 genera and 172 species of plants distributed over 59 families were collected from various parts of Nigeria and a few were positive for phlobatannins and anthraquinones.
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The isoquinoline alkaloids
TL;DR: 1. ISOQUINOLINE ALKALOIDS - ORIGINS and DEGREDATION 2. ss-PHENYLETHYLAMINES and SIMPLE ISOquinolines 2.
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Chemosystematics of the lauraceae
TL;DR: Although there is a great paucity of data, the variation in the arylpropanoids, alkaloids, flavanoids and terpene constituents is in general in agreement with the subdivision of the Lauraceae.
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Goniothalamin and its distribution in four Goniothalamus species
TL;DR: Goniothalamin, a biologically active styryldihydropyrone isolated from the bark of Goniothalamus andersonii Sinclair, has been shown to be the (+)-(5 S )-δ-lactone of 5-hydroxy-7-phenylhepta-2,6-dienoic acid previously obtained from Cryptocarya caloneura (Scheff).