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benzophenanthridine alkaloid

A specific group of isoquinoline alkaloids that occur only in higher plants and are constituents mainly of the Papaveraceae family.

ChEBI ID: 38517

Members (10)

MemberDefinitionRole
acetylcorynolineAcetylcorynoline
chelerythrineA benzophenanthridine alkaloid isolated from the root of Zanthoxylum simulans, Chelidonium majus L., and other Papaveraceae.chelerythrine
chelidoninechelidonine
chelirubineA benzophenanthridine alkaloid that is sanguinarine bearing a methoxy substituent at position 10.chelirubine
corynolineA benzophenanthridine alkaloid that is chelidonine substituted by a methyl group at position 13. Isolated from the aerial parts of Corydalis incisa, it acts as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and also exhibits antineoplastic and hepatoprotective activity.corynoline
dihydrochelerythrinedihydrochelerythrine
dihydrosanguinarineA benzophenanthridine alkaloid obtained by selective hydrogenation of the 13,14-position of sanguinarine.dihydrosanguinarine
fagaroninefagaronine
homochelidonine(+/-)-Homochelidonine
sanguinarinesanguinarine

Research

Studies (1,758)

TimeframeStudies, Drugs in This Class (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990121 (6.88)18.7374
1990's376 (21.39)18.2507
2000's616 (35.04)29.6817
2010's523 (29.75)24.3611
2020's122 (6.94)2.80

Study Types

Publication TypeStudies, Drugs in This Class (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials38 (1.91%)5.53%
Reviews70 (3.52%)6.00%
Case Studies6 (0.30%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other1,874 (94.27%)84.16%