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In this review, an updated literature survey covering the reports of naturally occurring xanthones in the period of 2005-2008 is presented. In some 143 studies, the isolation of 264 different xanthones from 36 plant species (representing 15 genera in 6 families of higher plants), 7 species of fungi, and 1 lichen species were reported. Of these, 122 compounds were isolated for the first time from nature. We discuss plant origin, the way of separation, and spectral analysis done for structure elucidation, along with a brief discussion of the chemosystematic significance.
Keywords: Chemosystematics, natural xanthones, higher plants, fungi, separation, structure elucidation
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Naturally Occurring Xanthones; Latest Investigations: Isolation, Structure Elucidation and Chemosystematic Significance
Volume: 16 Issue: 20
Author(s): Hesham R. El-Seedi, Dina M.H. El-Ghorab, Mai A. El-Barbary, Mervat F. Zayed, Ulf Goransson, Sonny Larsson and Rob Verpoorte
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Keywords: Chemosystematics, natural xanthones, higher plants, fungi, separation, structure elucidation
Abstract: In this review, an updated literature survey covering the reports of naturally occurring xanthones in the period of 2005-2008 is presented. In some 143 studies, the isolation of 264 different xanthones from 36 plant species (representing 15 genera in 6 families of higher plants), 7 species of fungi, and 1 lichen species were reported. Of these, 122 compounds were isolated for the first time from nature. We discuss plant origin, the way of separation, and spectral analysis done for structure elucidation, along with a brief discussion of the chemosystematic significance.
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El-Seedi R. Hesham, El-Ghorab M.H. Dina, El-Barbary A. Mai, Zayed F. Mervat, Goransson Ulf, Larsson Sonny and Verpoorte Rob, Naturally Occurring Xanthones; Latest Investigations: Isolation, Structure Elucidation and Chemosystematic Significance, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2009; 16 (20) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986709788682056
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986709788682056 |
Print ISSN 0929-8673 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-533X |
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