Phytochemicals and biological activities of Saussurea species

Jun-Li Yang; Rui Wang; Lei-Lei Liu; Yan-Ping Shi

doi:10.1080/10286020903496455

Phytochemicals and biological activities of Saussurea species

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2010 Feb;12(2):162-75. doi: 10.1080/10286020903496455.

Authors

Jun-Li Yang¹, Rui Wang, Lei-Lei Liu, Yan-Ping Shi

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.

PMID: 20390761
DOI: 10.1080/10286020903496455

Abstract

The genus Saussurea has been studied from phytochemical and pharmacological viewpoints for years, which resulted in the discovery of hundreds of secondary metabolites with various kinds of bioactivities. This review summarizes the research progress of the genus of Saussurea in the phytochemical and pharmacological viewpoints, which covered the period of 1990-June 2009.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Biological Products / chemistry
Biological Products / isolation & purification
Biological Products / pharmacology
Molecular Structure
Saussurea / chemistry*

Substances

Biological Products