NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2011, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 776-787.

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Research Progresses of Indole alkaloids in Uncaria

WANG Jiang-kai, LIU JiaN-li*   

  1. Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China , Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
  • Received:2009-11-17 Online:2011-08-25 Published:2011-09-13

Abstract: This review article summarized the research progresses of indole alkaloids in Uncaria according to plant species, chemical structure, spectral characteristics and biological activities. The information was intended to serve as a reference tool to practitioners in the fields of ethnopharmacology and natural pharmaceutical chemistry.

Key words: Uncaria, indole alkaloids, structure classification, pharmacological effects, review