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Benzophenanthridines

Known as: Benzophenanthridines [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Compounds of four rings containing a nitrogen. They are biosynthesized from reticuline via rearrangement of scoulerine. They are similar to… 
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Toxicological Effects of Berberine and Sanguinarine
Berberine and Sanguinarine alkaloids belong to a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds that mostly contain basic… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Systematic identification of alkaloids in Macleaya microcarpa fruits by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry combined with the isoquinoline alkaloids biosynthetic pathway.
2014
2014
Cytotoxic Benzophenanthridine and Furoquinoline Alkaloids from Zanthoxylum buesgenii (Rutaceae)
BackgroundZanthoxylum buesgenii is a shrub used in Sierra Leone as remedy to cure venereal diseases, arthritis, and rheumatism… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
β-Phenylethylamines and the Isoquinoline Alkaloids
This review covers β-phenylethylamines and isoquinoline alkaloids that are derived from them, including further products of… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Production of hydrogen peroxide and redox cycling can explain how sanguinarine and chelerythrine induce rapid apoptosis.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Sanguinarine reductase, a key enzyme of benzophenanthridine detoxification.
Cultured cells of Eschscholzia californica respond to a yeast glycoprotein elicitor by producing benzophenanthridine alkaloids… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Isoquinoline alkaloids
Representatives of eleven different classes of isoquinoline alkaloids inhibit Na+, K+-ATPase and Mg2+-ATPase in rat brain… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Plant-derived leading compounds for chemotherapy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Many compounds of plant origin have been identified that inhibit different stages in the replication cycle of human… 
1992
1992
Inhibition of nonenzymic lipid peroxidation by benzylisoquinoline alkaloids.
1990
1990
Sequence‐selective, pH‐dependent binding to DNA of benzophenanthridine alkaloids
The sequence selectivity associated with binding to DNA of three alkaloids belonging to the benzophenanthridine family has been… 
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