Chemical constituents and bioactivity of Formosan lauraceous plants

Hsun-Shuo Chang; Ih-Sheng Chen

doi:10.1016/j.jfda.2015.10.008

Chemical constituents and bioactivity of Formosan lauraceous plants

J Food Drug Anal. 2016 Apr;24(2):247-263. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2015.10.008. Epub 2016 Jan 5.

Authors

Hsun-Shuo Chang^{1

2}, Ih-Sheng Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
² Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bioactivity; Chemical constituents; Lauraceae; Review; Taiwan.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alkaloids
Lauraceae*
Taiwan

Substances

Alkaloids