Pyrrolizidine alkaloids: biosynthesis, biological activities and occurrence in crop plants

S Schramm, N Köhler, W Rozhon - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are heterocyclic secondary metabolites with a typical
pyrrolizidine motif predominantly produced by plants as defense chemicals against …

Sugar-mimic glycosidase inhibitors: natural occurrence, biological activity and prospects for therapeutic application

N Asano, RJ Nash, RJ Molyneux, GWJ Fleet - Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2000 - Elsevier
Alkaloids mimicking the structures of monosaccharides are now believed to be widespread
in plants and microorganisms, and these sugar mimics inhibit glycosidases because of a …

Polyhydroxylated alkaloids—natural occurrence and therapeutic applications

AA Watson, GWJ Fleet, N Asano, RJ Molyneux… - Phytochemistry, 2001 - Elsevier
Over one hundred polyhydroxylated alkaloids have been isolated from plants and micro-
organisms. These alkaloids can be potent and highly selective glycosidase inhibitors and …

The amaryllidaceae alkaloids

O Hoshino - The alkaloids, 1998 - books.google.com
The Amaryllidaceae alkaloids have been isolated from the plants of almost all of the genera
of the family Amaryllidaceae and are members of the large group of isoquinoline alkaloids …

Total syntheses of hyacinthacine A2 and 7-deoxycasuarine by cycloaddition to a carbohydrate derived nitrone

F Cardona, E Faggi, F Liguori, M Cacciarini, A Goti - Tetrahedron letters, 2003 - Elsevier
Practical syntheses of nitrone 8 by two different approaches from sugars are reported. Its use
as a versatile intermediate in highly selective 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions constitutes …

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

J Tamariz, E Burgueño-Tapia, MA Vázquez… - The alkaloids: chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are isolated from plants and other sources.
The interest of the scientific community in these compounds owes itself to their high toxicity …

Recent advances in the total synthesis of piperidine azasugars

MSM Pearson, M Mathé‐Allainmat… - European journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Since the discovery of nojirimycin, a glycosidase inhibitor, polyhydroxylated piperidines
(also called azasugars: the ring O‐atom of a carbohydrate is replaced by nitrogen) have …

Glycosidase inhibitors: a patent review (2008–2013)

NF Brás, NM Cerqueira, MJ Ramos… - Expert Opinion on …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In the recent decades, the interest on glycosidases has dramatically increased,
mainly because these enzymes play a key role in many biological processes. The …

Synthesis of polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine alkaloids of the alexine family by tandem ring-closing metathesis− transannular cyclization.(+)-australine

JD White, P Hrnciar - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2000 - ACS Publications
Dienes 23 and 54, prepared from epoxy alcohol 9 via oxazolidinones 15 and 51,
respectively, underwent ring-closing metathesis with Grubbs's catalyst to give …

Synthesis and biological activity of naturally occurring α-glucosidase inhibitors

DJ Wardrop, SL Waidyarachchi - Natural Product Reports, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2005 to the end of 2009 In addition to their clinical importance in the treatment of
type II diabetes, α-glucosidase inhibitors have attracted considerable attention from the …