Phytochemicals and biological activities of Gentiana species.
Gentiana, a cosmopolitan and important genus of the Gentianaceae family, comprises over 300 species distributed among the world. Phytochemical investigations on the title genus have led to characterization of almost two hundred secondary metabolites. Some of them have shown promising bioactivities. Herein, we have summarized the phytochemical and pharmacological progress of this genus. This review covers the period 1960-June, 2009.
Yang
Jun-Li
JL
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P R China.
Liu
Lei-Lei
LL
Shi
Yan-Ping
YP
D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D030012:Gentiana / Q000737:chemistry*; D039823:Iridoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology
D005419:Flavonoids; D039823:Iridoids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014315:Triterpenes