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Eremophilane Sesquiterpenes from the Genus Ligularia
Author(s) -
Wu Ling,
Liao Zhixin,
Liu Chao,
Jia Haiyang,
Sun Jinyue
Publication year - 2016
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.201500169
Subject(s) - genus , chemistry , botany , sesquiterpene , traditional medicine , biology , medicine
Ligularia speices are widely used in Asian folk medicines for the treatment of various human diseases. Eremophilane‐type sesquiterpenes are abundant and typical secondary metabolites found in this genus. Over 500 eremophilanes reported from members of Ligularia are reviewed in this article together with bioactivity data in an effort to highlight the development in this field.