molecules Article N-oxide alkaloids from Crinum amabile (Amaryllidaceae) Luciana R. Tallini 1 ID , Laura Torras-Claveria 1, Warley de Souza Borges 2 ID , Marcel Kaiser 3,4, Francesc Viladomat 1, José Angelo S. Zuanazzi 5 and Jaume Bastida 1,* 1 Group of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, 27-31, 08028-Barcelona, Spain;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +34-934-020-268 Academic Editors: Muhammad Ilias and Charles L. Cantrell Received: 9 April 2018; Accepted: 24 May 2018; Published: 26 May 2018 Abstract: Natural products play an important role in the development of new drugs. In this context, the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids have attracted considerable attention in view of their unique structural features and various biological activities. In this study, twenty-three alkaloids were identified from Crinum amabile by GC-MS and two new structures (augustine N-oxide and buphanisine N-oxide) were structurally elucidated by NMR. Anti-parasitic and cholinesterase (AChE and BuChE) inhibitory activities of six alkaloids isolated from this species, including the two new compounds, are described herein.