Chemical Structures and Biological Activities of Limonoids from the Genus Swietenia (Meliaceae)

Autor: Yun-Peng Sun, Wen-Fang Jin, Yong-Yue Wang, Gang Wang, Susan L. Morris-Natschke, Jin-Song Liu, Guo-Kai Wang, Kuo-Hsiung Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 23, Iss 7, p 1588 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23071588
Popis: Swietenia is a genus in the plant family Meliaceae. This genus contains seven to eight known species, found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and West Africa. Thus far, more than 160 limonoids have been isolated from four species of the genus Swietenia. Limonoids are rich in structure type and biological activity, and these compounds are the main active components in the Swietenia species. This paper will give a comprehensive overview of the recent phytochemical and pharmacological research on the terpenes from Swietenia plants and encourage further drug discovery research.
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