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Review
. 2021 Mar;41(2):928-960.
doi: 10.1002/med.21747. Epub 2020 Oct 31.

Biologically active indolizidine alkaloids

Junmin Zhang  1 , Susan L Morris-Natschke  2 , Di Ma  1 , Xiao-Fei Shang  1 , Chen-Jie Yang  1 , Ying-Qian Liu  1 , Kuo-Hsiung Lee  2
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Review

Biologically active indolizidine alkaloids

Junmin Zhang et al. Med Res Rev. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Indolizidine alkaloids are chemical constituents isolated from various marine and terrestrial plants and animals, including but not limited to trees, fungi, ants, and frogs, with a myriad of important biological activities. In this review, we discuss the biological activity and pharmacological effects of indolizidine alkaloids and offer new avenues toward the discovery of new and better drugs based on these naturally occurring compounds.

Keywords: biological activity; indolizidine alkaloids; natural products; pharmacological effects.

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