title: [Chemistry of medicinal plants (review)].
abstract: Data on the chemical composition related to synthesis of physiologically active substances (alkaloids, terpenoids, glycosides, phenolic compounds, etc.), and accumulation of individual elements or groups of five to ten elements (e.g., Cr, Co, Mn, and Zn) in medicinal plants were reviewed. Chemical features of medicinal plants serve as an integral determinant of their species specificity and pharmacological properties and enabling their wide use in medical practice. The relationship between the synthesis of physiologically active substances and accumulation of elements is mediated by several levels of molecular regulation.
authors.affiliation: Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 117071 Russia.
authors.forename: M Ia
authors.initials: MIa
authors.lastname: Lovkova
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Buzuk
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sokolova
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Kliment'eva
mesh_terms: D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*