Zeylamin, ein neues Alkaloid aus Crinum zeylanicum

Screening of plants of Amaryllidaceae and related families from Panama as sources of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

“…Alkaloids (crimidine, flexinine, 6-hydroxypowelline, lycorine, 3-acetylhamayne, 6-hydroxycrinamine, hamayne, 6-methoxycrinamine, and zeylamine) have been reported in bulbs of Crinum zeylanicum (L.) L. by Trimino et al (1988), Doepke et al (1986), and Tsuda et al (1984), but no AChE inhibitory activity has been attributed to them. Acetylcholinesterase activity of the alkaloids hamayne, crinamine, lycorine, pseudolycorine, 6-hydroxycrinamine, and haemanthamine from Crinum jagus (Thomps.)…”

An Assessment of the Proximate Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Crinum Zeylanicum Bulb Extracts Used in the Treatment of Bone Setting and Healing

“…The plant is found to be effective in control of molluscan, which is an intermediate host of Schistosomiasis [6,8]. The alkaloids; Crinidine, Flexinine, 6-hydroxypowelline, Zeylamine, Lycorine, Hamayne, 3-acetylhamayne, Crinamine, 6-hydroxycrinamine, 6-methoxycrinamine and Galanthamine have been isolated from the extract of Crinum zeylanicum including many bioactive compounds which exert anti-proliferative effects against humane tumor cell [9,10]. Thus, this specie have cultural and medicinal significant among the region.…”

Antiproliferative Alkaloids from Crinum zeylanicum

“…Ten alkaloids have been reported for C. zeylanicum , namely crinidine (synonymous with crinine), flexinine, 6‐hydroxypowelline, zeylamine, lycorine, hamayne, 3‐acetylhamayne, crinamine, 6‐hydroxycrinamine and 6‐methoxycrinamine (Fales et al , ; Tsuda et al , ; Doepke et al , ; Trimiño et al , ).…”