Chemical constituents and bioactivity of Formosan lauraceous plants

Taiwan is rich in lauraceous plants. A review of 197 references based on the chemical analysis and bioactivity of indigenous lauraceous plants carried out by native scientists from 1963 to 2014 has been compiled. About 303 new compounds and thousands of known compounds comprising alkaloids and non-a...

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Published in:Yàowu shi͡p︡in fenxi 2016-04, Vol.24 (2), p.247-263
Main Authors: Chang, Hsun-Shuo, Chen, Ih-Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alkaloids
Beilschmiedia
Bioactivity
Biochemistry
Biological activity
Cassytha
Chemical analysis
Chemical constituents
Chemotaxonomy
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum camphora
Cytotoxicity
Indigenous plants
Lauraceae
Metabolites
Organic chemistry
Pharmacy
Plants (organisms)
Review
Reviews
Scientists
Secondary metabolites
Taiwan
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Summary:Taiwan is rich in lauraceous plants. A review of 197 references based on the chemical analysis and bioactivity of indigenous lauraceous plants carried out by native scientists from 1963 to 2014 has been compiled. About 303 new compounds and thousands of known compounds comprising alkaloids and non-alkaloids with diverse structures have been isolated or identified from indigenous plants belonging to the 11 lauraceous genera. The volatile components, however, have been excluded from this review. This review provides an overview of the past efforts of Taiwan scientists working on secondary metabolites and their bioactivity in native lauraceous plants. The potential of lauraceous plants worthy of further study is also noted. The contents will be helpful for the chemotaxonomy of Lauraceae and be of value for the development of native Formosan lauraceous plants. [Display omitted]
ISSN:1021-9498
2224-6614
DOI:10.1016/j.jfda.2015.10.008