Abstract:Phenanthridines belong to a very important class of nitrogen containing heterocylic compounds and constitute core structure of many natural alkaloids such as trisphaeridine and nitidine. Quarternarybenzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids (QBA) represented by sanguinarine(SA), chelerythrine (CHE), and fagaronine (FA) exhibit antifungal and nematocidal properties and also serve as the core structure of broad range of medicinally active molecules showing anti-tumor activity, anti-viral property, anti-neoplastic or mutag… Show more
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