Amaryllis belladonna

Forty-five samples representing 35 species were tested nine had been known to contain alkaloids Amaryllis belladonna, Ammo-charis coranica, Crinum asiaticum, C. giganleum, Haemanthus mul-liflorus, Hippeaslrum villatum, Lycoris radiata, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, Sprekelia formosissima. 

Extracts from Zimbabwean Crinum macwanii, C. moorei and Amaryllis belladonna have exhibited activity against Candida albicans 4, 99). Further investigation of Amaryllis belladonna led to the isolation of lycorine 1 (MIC=39 ag/ml), hippeastrine 32 (MIC=125 p,g/ml), amarbellisine 41 (MIC=63 iig/ml), pancracine 42 (MIC=188 J,g/ml), vitlatine 43 (MIC=31 iig/ml), and 11-hydroxyvittatine 44 (MIC=156 lig/ml), as the active compounds against Candida albicans (98). 

Amaryllis Belladonna Common Names Belladonna Lily, March Lily, Naked Lady Poison Belladonna... 

Es gibt auch eine Belladonnalilie Amaryllis belladonna L.), die stark giftig ist (GAWLIK 1994 ... 

For many years a controversy has existed over the correct classification of the Cape Belladonna, referred to here as Amaryllis belladonna L. For a considerable length of time the plant also was named Brunsmgia rosea (Lam.) Hannibal. Current botanical opinion favom the former name. 

Chlidanthus fragrans Haemanthus katherinae Hippeastrum equestre (Amaryllis belladonna)... 

Lycorine type Caranine CisHitNOj 271.32 178-180 -197° (CHCI3) Amaryllis belladonna 477-12-3... 

In Egypt, mixture from roots of Amaryllis belladonna and Cltvia miniata were used to treat and prevent infection of wounds such as insect and snake bites. The anti-microbial activities are achieved by virtue of eertain types of AAs namely lycorine, homolycorine, haemanthamine and tazettine present in the root mixture [10, 15, 19]. 

Evidente A, Andolfi A, Abou-Donia AH, Touema SM, Hammoda HM, Shawky E, Motta A (2004) (-)-Amarbellisine, a lycorine-type alkaloid from Amaryllis belladonna L. growing in Egypt. Phytochemistry 65 2113... 

Boit, H.-G., and H. Ehmke Alkaloids from Nerine bowdenii, Crinumpowellii, Amaryllis belladonna, and Pancratium maritimus. Chem. Ber. 89, 2093 (1956). 

---