Reviewing Colchicaceae alkaloids - perspectives of evolution on medicinal chemistry

• Published in: Current topics in medicinal chemistry Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 274
• Main Authors: Larsson, Sonny, Rønsted, Nina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Alkaloids - chemistry; Alkaloids - classification; Alkaloids - pharmacology; Aporphines - chemistry; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical - methods; Colchicine - pharmacology; Liliaceae - chemistry; Molecular Structure; Phylogeny

The subject of chemosystematics has provided insight to both botanical classification and drug development. However, degrees of subjectivity in botanical classifications and limited understanding of the evolution of chemical characters and their biosynthetic pathways has often hampered such studies....