Dihydroberberine has anti-atherosclerotic, anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic and antitumor activities. It inhibits human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) channels and remarkably reduces Hsp90 expression and its interaction with hERG.
Corydalmine exhibits antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains.1-Corydalmine significantly inhibits spore germination of all the fungi at 100 to 1500 ppm. l-Corydalmine also exhibits potent analgesic activity in preclinical models, it is under development as an oral analgesic agent.
Dehydroglaucine is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, it shows antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus niger.
Dehydrocavidine (Dehydrocorydaline) has antitumor activity, it inhibits MCF-7 cell proliferation by inducing apoptosis mediated by regulating Bax Bcl-2, activating caspases as well as cleaving PARP.
Corydine is the adrenolytic and weak cholinergic agent, it shows antimicrobial, and antineoplastic activities. Corydine shows irritant and respiratory stimulant and CNS depressant activities. Injected intravenously in rabbits corydine produced an initial