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Alisma genus: Phytochemical constituents, biosynthesis, and biological activities
Author(s) -
Feng Lei,
Liu TianTian,
Huo XiaoKui,
Tian XiangGe,
Wang Chao,
Lv Xia,
Ning Jing,
Zhao WenYu,
Zhang BaoJing,
Sun ChengPeng,
Ma XiaoChi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.6933
Subject(s) - genus , biology , phytochemical , traditional medicine , botany , secondary metabolite , biochemistry , medicine , gene
The genus Alisma contains 11 species distributed worldwide, of which at least two species ( A. orientale [Sam.] Juzep. and A. plantago‐aquatica Linn.) have been used as common herbal medicines. Secondary metabolites obtained from the genus Alisma are considered to be the material basis for the various biological functions and medicinal applications. In this review, we mainly focused on the recent investigations of secondary metabolites from plants of the genus Alisma and their biological activities, with the highlighting on the diversity of the chemical structures, the biosynthesis of interesting secondary metabolites, the biological activities, and the relationships between structures and bioactivities.