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Chemical constituents and biological activities of Iranian Artemisia species
[Display omitted] ► A number of Iranian Artemisia species ( A. aucheri, A. diffusa, A. siberi, A. deserti, A. gypsacea, A. oliveriana, A. tournefortiana, A. turcomanica, A. dracunculus) afforded acyclic monoterpenes, monoterpene hydroperoxide, bicyclic monoterpene glycosides, sesquiterpenes and sesq...
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Published in: | Phytochemistry letters 2011-12, Vol.4 (4), p.440-447 |
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Language: | English |
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► A number of Iranian
Artemisia species (
A. aucheri,
A. diffusa,
A. siberi,
A. deserti,
A. gypsacea,
A. oliveriana,
A. tournefortiana,
A. turcomanica,
A. dracunculus) afforded acyclic monoterpenes, monoterpene hydroperoxide, bicyclic monoterpene glycosides, sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpene lactones. ► From
A. diffusa afforded in addition to several eudesmanolides, a new type of sesquiterpene lactone with the endoperoxide group that probably has the same effect of Artemisinin as the antimalarial agent.
Acyclic monoterpenes, monoterpene hydroperoxide, bicyclic monoterpene glycosides and unusual monoterpenes have been found in some Iranian
Artemisia species. The volatile oils of
Artemisia are chemically complex mixtures, often containing in excess of 100 individual components for instance in the oil of
Artemisia siberi more than 160 constituents were identified. Cyclic sesquiterpenes, namely bisabolene derivatives and a salsolene keton have also been in the
A. siberi described. Reports dealing with isolation and structure elucidation of sesquiterpene lactones in
Artemisia species have increased dramatically. The extract of the aerial parts of
Artemisia diffusa collected in the province of Khorassan (Iran) afforded, in addition to several eudesmanolides, a new type of sesquiterpene lactone with the endoperoxide group that probably has the same effect of Artemisinin as the antimalarial agent. Penta methoxylated flavone from
Artemisia kulbadica has been also reported. Iranian
Artemisia species are reviewed in this paper. |
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ISSN: | 1874-3900 1876-7486 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.phytol.2011.07.003 |