title: Phytochemicals and biological activities of Saussurea species.
abstract: The genus Saussurea has been studied from phytochemical and pharmacological viewpoints for years, which resulted in the discovery of hundreds of secondary metabolites with various kinds of bioactivities. This review summarizes the research progress of the genus of Saussurea in the phytochemical and pharmacological viewpoints, which covered the period of 1990-June 2009.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lei-Lei
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D030441:Saussurea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products