title: Structural chemistry and biological activities of natural products from Chinese herbal medicines.
abstract: This is a brief account of recent developments (1978-1994) in natural product chemistry and bioactivity related to Chinese herbal medicine. In the period covered, more than thousand chemically new constituents were isolated and their structures elucidated. We have presented most of the structural formulae for the sake of clarity, along with passing mentions of pertinent biological activities. The isolates were grouped under different headings according to structure types.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China.
authors.forename: D Q
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: X T
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal