title: Bioactive glycosides from Chinese medicines.
abstract: Glycosides are the bioactive components of many famous Chinese medicines. Here reported are some bioactive glycosides we discovered from Chinese medicines in recent years. (1) Phenolic glycosides from Chinese medicines: Gastrodia elata, Aconitum austroyunanense and Helicia erratica, three bioactive phenolic glycosides were discovered and two of them have been developed into new drugs. (2) Terpenoidal glycosides: a) Monoterpenoid: the sweroside from Swertia moleensis has been developed into an anti-hepatitis drug; b) Diterpenoid: Phlomis betonicoides contains sweet glycosides; c) Triterpenoid: many biologically active triterpenoid glycosides were isolated from Panax plants and Siraitia grosvenorii. (3) Steroidal glycosides: a) C21-steroid: Cynanchum otophyllum and C. atratrum contain anti-epilepsy and anti-tumor glycosides; b) C27-steroid Hemostatic saponins were found in Paris polyphylla.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academe of Sciences, Yunnan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D006027:Glycosides / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D012503:Saponins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013256:Steroids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013729:Terpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006027:Glycosides; D012503:Saponins; D013256:Steroids; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D013729:Terpenes