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Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae)

Snowdrop is an iconic early spring flowering plant of the genus Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae). Galanthus species (Galanthus spp.) are economically important plants as ornaments. Galanthus spp has gained significance scientific and commercial interest due to the discovery of Galanthamine as symptomatic...

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Main Authors: Kong, Chee Kei, Low, Liang Ee, Siew, Wei Sheng, Yap, Wei-Hsum, Khaw, Kooi-Yeong, Ming, Long Chiau, Mocan, Andrei, Goh, Bey-Hing, Goh, Poh Hui
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Published: Frontiers Media 2021
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QD Chemistry
QK Botany
SB Plant culture
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/34203/
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spelling my.um.eprints.342032022-06-17T07:29:49Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/34203/ Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae) Kong, Chee Kei Low, Liang Ee Siew, Wei Sheng Yap, Wei-Hsum Khaw, Kooi-Yeong Ming, Long Chiau Mocan, Andrei Goh, Bey-Hing Goh, Poh Hui QD Chemistry QK Botany SB Plant culture Snowdrop is an iconic early spring flowering plant of the genus Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae). Galanthus species (Galanthus spp.) are economically important plants as ornaments. Galanthus spp has gained significance scientific and commercial interest due to the discovery of Galanthamine as symptomatic treatment drug for Alzhiermer disease. This review aims to discuss the bioactivities of Galanthus spp including anticholinesterase, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer potential of the extracts and chemical constituents of Galanthus spp. This review highlights that Galanthus spp. as the exciting sources for drug discovery and nutraceutical development. Frontiers Media 2021-02-19 Article PeerReviewed Kong, Chee Kei and Low, Liang Ee and Siew, Wei Sheng and Yap, Wei-Hsum and Khaw, Kooi-Yeong and Ming, Long Chiau and Mocan, Andrei and Goh, Bey-Hing and Goh, Poh Hui (2021) Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae). Frontiers in Pharmacology, 11. ISSN 1663-9812, DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.552453 <https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.552453>. 10.3389/fphar.2020.552453
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content_provider Universiti Malaya
content_source UM Research Repository
url_provider http://eprints.um.edu.my/
topic QD Chemistry
QK Botany
SB Plant culture
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
QK Botany
SB Plant culture
Kong, Chee Kei
Low, Liang Ee
Siew, Wei Sheng
Yap, Wei-Hsum
Khaw, Kooi-Yeong
Ming, Long Chiau
Mocan, Andrei
Goh, Bey-Hing
Goh, Poh Hui
Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae)
description Snowdrop is an iconic early spring flowering plant of the genus Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae). Galanthus species (Galanthus spp.) are economically important plants as ornaments. Galanthus spp has gained significance scientific and commercial interest due to the discovery of Galanthamine as symptomatic treatment drug for Alzhiermer disease. This review aims to discuss the bioactivities of Galanthus spp including anticholinesterase, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer potential of the extracts and chemical constituents of Galanthus spp. This review highlights that Galanthus spp. as the exciting sources for drug discovery and nutraceutical development.
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author Kong, Chee Kei
Low, Liang Ee
Siew, Wei Sheng
Yap, Wei-Hsum
Khaw, Kooi-Yeong
Ming, Long Chiau
Mocan, Andrei
Goh, Bey-Hing
Goh, Poh Hui
author_facet Kong, Chee Kei
Low, Liang Ee
Siew, Wei Sheng
Yap, Wei-Hsum
Khaw, Kooi-Yeong
Ming, Long Chiau
Mocan, Andrei
Goh, Bey-Hing
Goh, Poh Hui
author_sort Kong, Chee Kei
title Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae)
title_short Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae)
title_full Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae)
title_fullStr Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Biological activities of snowdrop (Galanthus spp., family Amaryllidaceae)
title_sort biological activities of snowdrop (galanthus spp., family amaryllidaceae)
publisher Frontiers Media
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/34203/
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