Naturally occurring aromatic abietane diterpenoids (dehydroabietanes) exhibit a wide range of biological activities. A number of synthetic studies aimed at modifying the abietane skeleton in order to obtain new potential chemotherapeutic agents have been reported. In this study, the biological activities of synthetic derivatives of aromatic abietane diterpenoids are reviewed.
Keywords: Abietane; Carnosic acid; Dehydroabietic acid; Dehydroabietylamine; Diterpenoid; Ferruginol.
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