In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of the Alkaloid Nuciferine.

RATIONALE:The sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) contains many phytochemicals and has a history of human use. To determine which compounds may be responsible for reported psychotropic effects, we used in silico predictions of the identified phytochemicals. Nuciferine, an alkaloid component of Nelumbo n...

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Main Authors: Martilias S Farrell, John D McCorvy, Xi-Ping Huang, Daniel J Urban, Kate L White, Patrick M Giguere, Allison K Doak, Alison I Bernstein, Kristen A Stout, Su Mi Park, Ramona M Rodriguiz, Bradley W Gray, William S Hyatt, Andrew P Norwood, Kevin A Webster, Brenda M Gannon, Gary W Miller, Joseph H Porter, Brian K Shoichet, William E Fantegrossi, William C Wetsel, Bryan L Roth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4786259?pdf=render