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Phytochemical and Biological Studies of Abies Species
Author(s) -
Yang XianWen,
Li SuMei,
Shen YunHeng,
Zhang WeiDong
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.200890015
Subject(s) - phytochemical , terpenoid , chemistry , antimicrobial , phenols , chemical constituents , traditional medicine , genus , broad spectrum , botany , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , chromatography , medicine , combinatorial chemistry
In the present review, the literature data on the phytochemical and biological investigations on the genus of Abies are summarized with 110 references. Up to now, 277 compounds were isolated from 19 plants of Abies species. The chemical constituents are mostly terpenoids, flavonoids, and lignans, together with minor constituents of phenols, steroids, and others. The crude extracts and metabolites have been found to possess various bioactivities including insect juvenile hormone, antitumor, antimicrobial, anti‐ulcerogenic, anti‐inflammatory, antihypertensive, antitussive, and CNS (central nervous system) activities.