Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (7): 56-66.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2022-1343

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Advances in the Biosynthetic Pathways and Related Genes of Lotus Alkaloids

WANG Ling1(), ZHUO Shen1,2, FU Xue-sen1, LIU Zi-xuan1, LIU Xiao-rong1,3, WANG Zhi-hui1,3, ZHOU Ri-bao1,3,4(), LIU Xiang-dan1,3,4()   

  1. 1. School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208
    2. Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006
    3. Laboratory for the Germplasm Resources and Standardized Planting of Hunan's Bulk Authentic Medicinal Materials, Changsha 410208
    4. Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization, Changsha 410208
  • Received:2022-11-01 Online:2023-07-26 Published:2023-08-17
  • Contact: ZHOU Ri-bao, LIU Xiang-dan E-mail:3380788828@qq.com;1057323510@qq.com;paeonia_dd@126.com

Abstract:

Many parts of lotus(Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)can be used as medicine, among which benzyl isoquinoline alkaloids are the main active components in lotus leaf and lotus plumule. The study found that lotus leaf contains nuciferine, roemerine and other aporphine alkaloids, with good lipid-lowering weight-reducing effect. Lotus plumule mainly contains bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids such as neferine and liensinine, which can resist arrhythmia. In recent years, the significant pharmacological activity of lotus alkaloids and the phenomenon of ‘homologous and different effects’between lotus leaf and lotus plumule have inspired more and more researchers to study the biosynthetic pathways and key enzymes of lotus alkaloids. Therefore, this paper reviews the research progress of alkaloid composition types, alkaloid synthesis pathways and key enzyme genes of lotus leaves and lotus plumule, aiming to provide reference for analyzing the alkaloid synthesis pathways of lotus and the molecular mechanisms of pharmacodynamic differentiation of lotus leaves and lotus plumule.

Key words: lotus leaf, lotus plumule, alkaloid, biosynthesis pathway