Ornamental flower growers know that placing a cut daffodil (aka narcissus) in a vase with
other flowers has a negative effect on the quality of those flowers and significantly shortens …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the chemical and biological aspects of
Narcissus alkaloids. Numerous alkaloids have been isolated from Narcissus …

The catalytic utilization of hypervalent iodine reagents, largely in consideration of
economical and environmental viewpoints, is a most attractive strategy due to their unique …

Cyclitols are defined as cycloalkanes containing one hydroxyl group on each of three or
more ring atoms; that is, they are cycloalkane polyols, excluding diols. 1 The term inositol is …

The selective apoptosis-inducing activity of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids belonging to the
crinane-type is reported. A mini-library of natural and synthetic crinane alkaloids was …

The nitroso Diels–Alder (NDA) reaction is an attractive strategy for the synthesis of 3, 6-
dihydro-1, 2-oxazines and 1-amino-4-hydroxy-2-ene derivatives. Herein we report the Cu (I) …

This review covers the isolation, total synthesis, biologic activity, and more particularly the in
vitro and in vivo antitumor activities of naturally occurring isocarbostyril alkaloids from the …

The plant family Amaryllidaceae is known for its horticultural and ornamental appeal as well
as its medicinal value. In relation to these characteristics, trade in Amaryllid flower varieties …

The direct chemoselective differential functionalization of the ring-C hydroxyl groups present
in the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid lycorine is described allowing for selective manipulation of …

In the alkaloid galanthamine, the plant family Amaryllidaceae has endowed the
pharmaceutical community with a potent and selective inhibitor of the enzyme …