Delphinium denudatum known as Jadwar, is critically enlarged Himalayan herbs, which was once commonest species. It is distinguished by its relatively small blue or violet color and it is one of the important drugs used as indigenous medicine in India, especially in Unani medicine system. A number of studies have been done on its phytochemical and pharmacological properties. Bioactive constituen...

Isolation of a number of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants such as acetylcholinesterase inhibiting steroidal alkaloids, homomoenjodaramine and moenjodaramine from Buxus hyrcana, anti-epileptic terpenoids delphadienones I and II from Delphinium denudatum, and potent leishmanicidal compound ajoene from Allium sativum have been achieved through bioactivity-guided isolation.

Genetic engineering of roses and other plants of floricultural importance to give them a truly blue petal color is arguably one of the holy grails of plant biotechnology. Toward this goal, bluish carnations and roses were previously engineered by establishing an exclusive accumulation of delphinidin (Dp)-type anthocyanins in their petals via the heterologous expression of a flavonoid 3',5'-hydr...

The title compound, C(26)H(39)NO(7), which was isolated from Delphinium anthriscifolium var. majus, has a lycoctonine carbon skeleton containing four six-membered rings (A, B, D and E) and three five-membered rings (C, F and G). Rings A, B and E adopt chair conformation, while ring D adopts a boat conformation. Rings C and F adopt envelope conformations.