title: Diterpenoids from Isodon species and their biological activities.
abstract: Isodon species (Labiatae) are widely distributed plants, many of which are used in folk medicine. Over the past twenty years, they have received considerable phytochemical and biological attention. Thestructures of their many diterpenoids constituents, especially those with an ent-kaurane skeleton, have been elucidated. The significant phytochemical and pharmacological diterpenoids form the subject of this review. There are 290 references.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resource in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650204, P.R. China. hdsun@mail.kib.ac.cn
authors.forename: Han-Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Sheng-Xiong
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Quan-Bin
authors.initials: QB
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D037602:Isodon / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes