Lycopodiaceae

Lycopodium alkaloids Lycopodiaceae sp. SiOj CHClj-MeOH-NHj Dragendorff s reagent Identification 9... 

Keywords Biological activity, clubmoss, Lycopodiaceae, Lycopodium clavatum... 

From ancient to modem history, traditional plant-based medicines have played an important role in health care. Traditional medicine has maintained its popularity in developing coimtries and has been becoming fashionable in industrialized coimtries as well. The Lycopodium genus (Lycopodiaceae) in Turkey is represented by five species, namely L. alpinum L., L. annotinum L., L. clavatum L., L. complanatum ssp. chamaecyparissus (A. Br.) Doll, and L. selago L. [1],... 

Huperzia serrata (moss), Lycopodium selago (fir club moss) (Lycopodiaceae) Valeriana officinalis (Valerianaceae) [root]... 

Family Lycopodiaceae Genus Palhinhaea 30 P. cemua (L.) A. Franco et Vase. Jinpin, Yunnan ... 

Ma, X. Q. Jiang, S. H. Zhu, D. Y. Alkaloid patterns in huperzia and some related genera of Lycopodiaceae Sensu Lato occuring in China and their contribution to classification. Biochem. Syst. EcoL, 1998, 26 723-727. 

The family of Lycopodiaceae contains three genera of clubmoss, Huperzia, Lycopodium, and Lycopodiella. 

Family I.—Lycopodiaceae, including the single genus Lycopodium with widely distributed species. The spores of Lycopodhm clavatum are official. 

N-demerhylhu-perzine Lycopodium Lycopodium casuarinoides (Lycopodiaceae) [270]... 

Huperzine A, a potent anticholinesterase alkaloid, and huperzine B were separated from a Chinese medicinal herb, Huperzia serrata (Thunb) Trev. Lycopodium serratum Thunb.), (Lycopodiaceae), by Liu et al [25]. The plant was used in Zhejiang Province of China for treatment of some mental disorders. 

Lycopodium, Club-moss spores Lycopodium seed (spores) vegetable sulfur. Spores of Lycopodium davatum L., Lycopodiaceae. The spores of Lycopodium aimormum L, and of L. anceps Wait, Lycopodiaceae can also be used- The spores contain a substance called selaguine. Habit. North America, Europe, Asia cultivated in Russia. 

Besides his classic studies on the isoquinoline family of alkaloids, Manske also undertook, in collaboration with Leo Marion, an examination of the Lycopodiaceae native to Canada. From this work some thirty alkaloids were characterized, and though he did not himself participate in a major way in their structural elucidation, he always followed the work with interest and insight. Other alkaloids with which he was concerned were members of the Senecio and Lobelia families, and in the latter group he discovered lobinal-ine, the first dimeric member of this family to be isolated. 

On this purpose, we aimed to investigate anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts as well as the alkaloid fraction of Lycopodium clavatum L. (LC) from Lycopodiaceae growing in Turkey. 

In the last group alone, there are more than 160 members, some of which are toxic. Many other alkaloids, some of great complexity, can be found in plants and frequently are referred to by the plant name. Thus, the Amaryllidaceae (exemplified by the common narcissus plant) alkaloids are a rich collection of complex stmctures. From the moss family Lycopodiaceae are obtained a group known as the Lycopodium alkaloids. Many miscellaneous alkaloids also are known. The book by Aniszewski is an excellent source of information on other types of alkaloids, their botanical distribution, and their biological and other features. 

C16H26N2O, Mr 262.40, mp. 103-104°C, [a]n -20.5° (CH3OH). Alkaloid from some Lycopodiaceae species ( ciubmosses. Lycopodium cernuum and L. carolia-num). It is weakly toxic. The biosynthesis starts from lysine with cadaverine, 1-piperideine, and pelletie-rine as intermediates. ... 

Mr 242.36, mp. 118 °C, [ajp- lO fCjHjOH). A Lycopodium alkaloid of the Ci Nj type from several clubmoss species (Lycopodiaceae). 

Lycopodine. Formula see Lycopodium alkaloids. CifiHjjNO, Mr 247.38, mp. 116°C, [d -24.5° (C2H5OH). A Lycopodium alkaloid of the C. N type from many club moss species (Lycopodiaceae). It is the most widely distributed Lycopodium alkaloid and usually occurs as the major alkaloid. It was first isolated over 100 years ago from a clubmoss species. L. is toxic and exerts a curare-like paralysing activity. Several syntheses have been reported. ... 

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