Abstract
The subject of chemosystematics has provided insight to both botanical classification and drug development. However, degrees of subjectivity in botanical classifications and limited understanding of the evolution of chemical characters and their biosynthetic pathways has often hampered such studies. In this review an approach of taking phylogenetic classification into account in evaluating colchicine and related phenethylisoquinoline alkaloids from the family Colchicaceae will be applied. Following on the trends of utilizing evolutionary reasoning in inferring mechanisms in eg. drug resistance in cancer and infections, this will exemplify how thinking about evolution can influence selection of plant material in drug lead discovery, and how knowledge about phylogenetic relationships may be used to evaluate predicted biosynthetic pathways.
Keywords: Alkaloids, biosynthetic pathways, colchicaceae, colchicine, evolution, phylogenetic prediction.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Reviewing Colchicaceae Alkaloids – Perspectives of Evolution on Medicinal Chemistry
Volume: 14 Issue: 2
Author(s): Sonny Larsson and Nina Ronsted
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Keywords: Alkaloids, biosynthetic pathways, colchicaceae, colchicine, evolution, phylogenetic prediction.
Abstract: The subject of chemosystematics has provided insight to both botanical classification and drug development. However, degrees of subjectivity in botanical classifications and limited understanding of the evolution of chemical characters and their biosynthetic pathways has often hampered such studies. In this review an approach of taking phylogenetic classification into account in evaluating colchicine and related phenethylisoquinoline alkaloids from the family Colchicaceae will be applied. Following on the trends of utilizing evolutionary reasoning in inferring mechanisms in eg. drug resistance in cancer and infections, this will exemplify how thinking about evolution can influence selection of plant material in drug lead discovery, and how knowledge about phylogenetic relationships may be used to evaluate predicted biosynthetic pathways.
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Larsson Sonny and Ronsted Nina, Reviewing Colchicaceae Alkaloids – Perspectives of Evolution on Medicinal Chemistry, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 14 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026613666131216110417
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026613666131216110417 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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