title: Triterpenoids from the Schisandraceae family.
abstract: Over the past 30 years, the family Schisandraceae has received considerable attention in chemical and biological studies. In particular, the discovery of a series of highly oxygenated triterpenoids with different skeletons has further increased the interest in this family. This review covers the structures, proposed biosynthetic pathways, total synthesis and biological activities of these and other triterpenoids from the plants of the family Schisandraceae. There are 100 references.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resource in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei-Lie
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Rong-Tao
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sheng-Xiong
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jian-Xin
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Han-Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D029633:Schisandraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014315:Triterpenes