Editor-in-Chief Hatice Kübra Elçioğlu Vice Editors Levent Kabasakal Esra Tatar Online ISSN 2630-6344 Publisher Marmara University Frequency Bimonthly (Six issues / year) Abbreviation J.Res.Pharm. Former Name Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 2011 , Vol 15 , Issue 2
Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Sternbergia Waldst. & Kit. Species
Gülen İrem Kaya
Ege Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fak, Farmakognozi, İzmir, Türkiye DOI : 10.12991/201115429 Sternbergia Waldst. & Kit. species, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae and widespread from Eastern Mediterranean to Caucasica, have been investigated for their phytochemical content and biological activities. Especially, in addition to phytochemical studies on their alkaloids, there have been studies on the isolation of lectins and phenolic acids from these plants. Sternbergia species have also been investigated for their content of lycorine and the results obtained from these studies were compared. Moreover, biological acitivity studies carried on Sternbergia species were summarized in this review. Keywords : Sternbergia, Amaryllidaceae, Chemical constituents, Biological activity
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