Research progress on aporphine alkaloids / 中草药

Aporphine alkaloids belong to isoquinoline alkaloids and have a wide range of physiological activities. These natural products and their derivatives are the lead compound of the novel drug for the treatment of various diseases. Based on many literatures, the plant distribution, biosynthetic pathways, natural organic synthesis methods and pharmacological activities of those aporphine alkaloids have been summarized in this paper, which would supported the deeply development about the pharmaceutical research based on the aporphine alkaloids.