Open AccessPhytochemicals from bryophytes: Structures and biological activity
Author(s) -
Miroslav Novaković,
Agnieszka Ludwiczuk,
Danka Bukvički,
Yoshinori Asakawa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the serbian chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1820-7421
pISSN - 0352-5139
DOI - 10.2298/jsc211027100n
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , antioxidant , chemistry , cytotoxicity , vitamin e , biological activity , cancer cell lines , prostaglandin , botany , biology , biochemistry , cancer cell , cancer , organic chemistry , in vitro , genetics
Little attention has been paid to the bryophytes as sources for human diet despite the presence of 23,000 species in the world. Some mosses contain Vitamin B1, tocopherols, prostaglandin-like highly unsaturated fatty acids and phenolic compounds. On the other hand, liverworts contain enantiomeric mono-, sesqui- and diterpenoids similar to those found in vascular plants. Additionally, they possess bibenzyls, bis-bibenzyls and polyketides, many of them showing various bioactivity, such as antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines, muscle relaxing, antioxidant and others. In this paper, the structures of phytochemicals from bryophytes and their biological activities are discussed.