Abstract
Tanshinone IIA is a principal constituent of a dried root or rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen or Tanshen in Chinese). This plant has been widely used as traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of several diseases for thousands of years. This review describes biological activities reported for tanshinone IIA.
Keywords: Antitumor agents, antiviral activity, danshen, tanshinone IIa, terpenoids, quinones.
Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry
Title:Research Advances on Biological Activities of Tanshinone IIA- A Mini Review
Volume: 13 Issue: 4
Author(s): Yan Zhong, Man-Li Zhang, Jin-Sheng Qi, Qing-Wen Shi and Hiromasa Kiyota
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Keywords: Antitumor agents, antiviral activity, danshen, tanshinone IIa, terpenoids, quinones.
Abstract: Tanshinone IIA is a principal constituent of a dried root or rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen or Tanshen in Chinese). This plant has been widely used as traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of several diseases for thousands of years. This review describes biological activities reported for tanshinone IIA.
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Zhong Yan, Zhang Man-Li, Qi Jin-Sheng, Shi Qing-Wen and Kiyota Hiromasa, Research Advances on Biological Activities of Tanshinone IIA- A Mini Review, Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry 2016; 13 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570193X13666160614084004
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