Biological Activities of Snowdrop (Galanthus spp., Family Amaryllidaceae)

Chee Kei Kong; Chee Kei Kong; Liang Ee Low; Liang Ee Low; Wei Sheng Siew; Wei-Hsum Yap; Kooi-Yeong Khaw; Long Chiau Ming; Andrei Mocan; Andrei Mocan; Bey-Hing Goh; Bey-Hing Goh; Bey-Hing Goh; Poh Hui Goh

doi:10.3389/fphar.2020.552453

Frontiers in Pharmacology (Feb 2021)

Biological Activities of Snowdrop (Galanthus spp., Family Amaryllidaceae)

Chee Kei Kong,
Chee Kei Kong,
Liang Ee Low,
Liang Ee Low,
Wei Sheng Siew,
Wei-Hsum Yap,
Kooi-Yeong Khaw,
Long Chiau Ming,
Andrei Mocan,
Andrei Mocan,
Bey-Hing Goh,
Bey-Hing Goh,
Bey-Hing Goh,
Poh Hui Goh

Affiliations

Chee Kei Kong: Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory (BMEX) Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Chee Kei Kong: Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Liang Ee Low: Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Liang Ee Low: Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Wei Sheng Siew: School of Biosciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Wei-Hsum Yap: School of Biosciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Kooi-Yeong Khaw: Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory (BMEX) Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Long Chiau Ming: PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei
Andrei Mocan: Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Andrei Mocan: Laboratory of Chromatography, Institute of Advanced Horticulture Research of Transylvania, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Bey-Hing Goh: Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory (BMEX) Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Bey-Hing Goh: College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Bey-Hing Goh: 0Health and Well-Being Cluster, Global Asia in the 21st Century (GA21) Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Poh Hui Goh: PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.552453
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

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Snowdrop is an iconic early spring flowering plant of the genus Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae). Galanthus species (Galanthus spp.) are economically important plants as ornaments. Galanthus spp has gained significance scientific and commercial interest due to the discovery of Galanthamine as symptomatic treatment drug for Alzhiermer disease. This review aims to discuss the bioactivities of Galanthus spp including anticholinesterase, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer potential of the extracts and chemical constituents of Galanthus spp. This review highlights that Galanthus spp. as the exciting sources for drug discovery and nutraceutical development.

Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology

ISSN: 1663-9812 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology

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