Diversity of furanoeremophilanes in major Ligularia species in the Hengduan Mountains

Chiaki Kuroda; Ryo Hanai; Hajime Nagano; Motoo Tori; Xun Gong

Diversity of furanoeremophilanes in major Ligularia species in the Hengduan Mountains

Nat Prod Commun. 2012 Apr;7(4):539-48.

Authors

Chiaki Kuroda¹, Ryo Hanai, Hajime Nagano, Motoo Tori, Xun Gong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan. chkkuroda@rikkyo.ac.jp

PMID: 22574462

Abstract

The chemical and genetic diversity of Ligularia species in the Hengduan Mountains area of China is reviewed. A hypothesis that the production of furanoeremophilanes is ecologically advantageous is proposed.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Asteraceae / chemistry*
Asteraceae / genetics
China
Genetic Variation
Geography
Molecular Structure
Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification

Substances

Sesquiterpenes