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. 1991 Oct;57(5):437-9.
doi: 10.1055/s-2006-960144.

Cytotoxic activity of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from Crinum augustum and Crinum bulbispermum

M A Abd el Hafiz  1 , M A Ramadan, M L Jung, J P Beck, R Anton
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Cytotoxic activity of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from Crinum augustum and Crinum bulbispermum

M A Abd el Hafiz et al. Planta Med. 1991 Oct.

Abstract

The cytotoxic activity of five minor Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and one flavan isolated from Crinum augustum Rox and Crinum bulbispermum Milne were tested on human leukemic Molt 4 cells. Whereas the crinine-type alkaloids (6 alpha-hydroxycrinine, powelline) and the new type augustamine did not even inhibit the growth of Molt 4 cells, the lycorine-type alkaloid (pratorinine) and the crinine-type alkaloid (6 alpha-hydroxybuphanisine) showed a moderate cytotoxic activity and the flavan (4'-hydroxy-7-methoxyflavan) showed an important cytotoxic effect.

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