Rodríguez-Escobar María Lenny, Lara Raúl Fernando, Atahuachi Margoth, Fuentes Alfredo F, Maldonado Carla, Bastida Jaume, Tallini Luciana R, Torras-Claveria Laura
Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII n° 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Herbario Nacional Forestal Martin Cárdenas (BOLV), Centro de Biodiversidad y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnología, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Calle Sucre y Parque La Torre, Edificio Laboratorios, 4to piso, Cochabamba 4973, Bolivia.
Life (Basel). 2025 Apr 29;15(5):719. doi: 10.3390/life15050719.
Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from the Amaryllidoideae subfamily exhibit broad pharmacological activities, including neuroprotection and anticancer effects. Galanthamine is a key compound for Alzheimer's therapy. The genus, particularly in Bolivia, offers significant potential for novel drug discovery, emphasising the need for conservation and further phytochemical research. Twenty-seven samples from Bolivian species were investigated in terms of their alkaloid profile and anticholinesterase activity. The phytochemical analysis of Bolivian species via GC-MS identified 48 Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, displaying diverse structural groups with potential pharmacological significance. Lycorine- and Homolycorine-type alkaloids were predominant, particularly in and , with high concentrations of lycorine, a promising anticancer compound. The species and contained notable quantities of Galanthamine type alkaloids, relevant for Alzheimer's treatment. This study also highlights variability in acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory activities, with and demonstrating strong inhibition. These findings suggest that species are a valuable source of bioactive compounds, warranting further research into their therapeutic applications.
石蒜科水仙亚科的生物碱具有广泛的药理活性,包括神经保护和抗癌作用。加兰他敏是治疗阿尔茨海默病的关键化合物。该属植物,特别是在玻利维亚的植物,在新药发现方面具有巨大潜力,这凸显了保护和进一步开展植物化学研究的必要性。对来自玻利维亚物种的27个样本进行了生物碱谱和抗胆碱酯酶活性研究。通过气相色谱 - 质谱联用对玻利维亚物种进行的植物化学分析鉴定出48种石蒜科生物碱,呈现出具有潜在药理意义的不同结构基团。石蒜碱型和高石蒜碱型生物碱占主导,特别是在[此处原文缺失具体物种信息]和[此处原文缺失具体物种信息]中,石蒜碱浓度较高,石蒜碱是一种有前景的抗癌化合物。[此处原文缺失具体物种信息]和[此处原文缺失具体物种信息]含有大量与阿尔茨海默病治疗相关的加兰他敏型生物碱。本研究还突出了乙酰胆碱酯酶和丁酰胆碱酯酶抑制活性的变异性,[此处原文缺失具体物种信息]和[此处原文缺失具体物种信息]表现出强烈抑制作用。这些发现表明,[此处原文缺失具体物种信息]物种是生物活性化合物的宝贵来源,值得进一步研究其治疗应用。