Open AccessMINI-REVIEW OF PHYTOCHEMICALS OF TEN FICUS SPECIES
Author(s) -
Mustafa Mudhafar,
H. A. Alsailawi,
M. M. Abdulrasool,
Ruaa K. Mohammed Jawad,
A.D. Mays
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chemistry research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-5689
DOI - 10.22159/ijcr.2021v5i4.185
Subject(s) - ficus , moraceae , phytochemical , traditional medicine , antifungal , terpene , biology , botany , web of science , medicine , medline , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology
The present work aimed to review ten species of Ficus which is belong to the Moraceae family. In total, 36 articles were reviewed by using the online search engine PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. Ten species of Ficus were searched for phytochemicals documentation, which resulted in 250 secondary metabolites and 400 different compounds. Alkaloids compounds such as liriodenine and lysicamine, terpenes, steroids, and flavonoids were found to have anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, and other biological activities. Most Ficus species contain secondary metabolites compounds with different types of application. This mini-review provides insights on Ficus’s phytochemical compounds and their importance as medicinal properties.