Cyclopeptide alkaloids isolated from the genus Zizyphus. until 2000 have been reviewed and the distribution of individual compounds in various species have been discussed. Till now eighty one cyclopeptide alkaloids are reported from various Ztzyphus. species. This includes thirty five 13-membered, thirty nine 14-membered and seven I5-membered ring cyclopeptides in addition to one with open chain structure.


GUL AKHTAR KHAN ,LAJBER KHAN ,MURAD ALI KHAN ,VIQAR UDDIN KHAN ,INAYAT UR REHMAN ,