Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Sternbergia Waldst. & Kit. Species

Sternbergia Waldst. & Kit. species, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae and widespread from Eastern Mediterranean to Caucasica, have been investigated for their phytochemical content and biological activities. Especially, in addition to phytochemical studies on their alkaloids, there have been studies on the isolation of lectins and phenolic acids from these plants. Sternbergia species have also been investigated for their content of lycorine and the results obtained from these studies were compared. Moreover, biological acitivity studies carried on Sternbergia species were summarized in this review.