title: Phytochemical and biological studies of Chloranthus medicinal plants.
abstract: The plants of genus Chloranthus have been investigated in many chemical and pharmacological laboratories due to their complex secondary metabolites and diverse bioactivities. The aim of this review is to provide an up-to-date overview on the chemistry and bioactivity of the compounds isolated, mainly sesquiterpenoids and diterpenoids, from the genus Chloranthus over the past few decades.
authors.affiliation: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597; Key Laboratory of Insect Development and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200023, P. R. China (phone: +86-21-54924170). yjxutju@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yong-Jiang
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004224:Diterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes
keywords: Biological activity; Chloranthus species; Diterpenoids; Secondary metabolites; Sesquiterpenoids