Liriodenine and its Therapeutic Potential | Biomedgrid

Liriodenine is an alcaloid BIQ isolated for the first time from the Liriodendron tulupifera [1] and subsequently from Rutaceae, Magnoliaceae, Monimiaceae, Menispermaceae, Annonaceae families, etc. Liriodenine is an alcaloid that has a wide range of biological activities, including antimicrobial, anticancer, cardiovascular effects and affinity for some receptors, is a promising potential drug candidate for the treatment of multiple ailments. Antimicrobial activities. Liriodenine has antimicotic effects, that were determinated in the candidiasis mice model [3] . Also, against various microorganisms' activity (Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Lysteria, Escherichia, Salmonella, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Enterobacter, Serratia, Shigella, Mycobacterium y Plasmodium falciparum) [4, 5].