title: Triterpenoids from the Schisandraceae family: an update.
abstract: Several significant advances in the field of phytochemistry were made between 2008 and 2014 because of the high level of interest in Schisandraceae triterpenoids. In addition to a dramatic increase in the number of newly identified triterpenoids, the first complete synthesis of a schinortriterpenoid was accomplished. There has also been substantial progress in investigations of biological activity and mechanism of action. In this update, we review more than 250 new triterpenoids and describe their structures, classifications, biogenetic pathways, syntheses, and bioactivities.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China. hdsun@mail.kib.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Wei-Lie
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Xiao
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; D029633:Schisandraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014315:Triterpenes