title: Phytochemistry of Daphne oleoides.
abstract: Genus Daphne belongs to the Thymelaeaceae family and consists of 70 species. Its various species exist in Europe, Philippine Islands, temperate and subtropical Asia, North Africa, Australia and Pacific. In Pakistan, Daphne is represented by three species. Our focused Daphne oleoides is widely found in diverse climatic conditions from northern cold to central hot regions which creates a rich diversity and novelty in biosynthetic levels of its chemical constituents and hence is a great opportunity. Daphne oeloides is a proven rich source of a variety of unique and interesting nature-made skeletons with a wide range of therapeutic properties. D. oleoides possesses effective therapeutic properties, therefore, has been used in herbal medicines and is still being used to treat various diseases. The modern research by various groups, including ourselves, has resulted in the isolation of a number of natural molecules including some novel tris- and bis- coumarins, daphnane diterpenoids and lignoids. Therefore, due to novelty and richness of the nature-made molecules, and their therapeutic potential combined with our significant work on D. oleoides, this report covers chemical constituents isolated from D. oleoides. The pharmacological activities of the isolated compounds and use of this species in folk medicine have also been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir , Muzaffarabad , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riaz
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir , Muzaffarabad , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir , Muzaffarabad , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shabana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddique
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir , Muzaffarabad , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Bilal Ahmad
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: b Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy , King Saud University , Riyadh , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nur-e-Alam
authors.affiliation: c Department of Biology , Lahore University of Management Sciences , Lahore , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahzad-ul-Hussan
authors.affiliation: d Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Riphah International University , Islamabad , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ghulam Abbas
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Miana
authors.affiliation: e Department of Botany , The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir , Muzaffarabad , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Qayyum
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry; D032364:Daphne / Q000737:chemistry*; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000737:chemistry; D013256:Steroids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003374:Coumarins; D004224:Diterpenes; D005419:Flavonoids; D059808:Polyphenols; D013256:Steroids; C011309:mezerein; D008031:Lignin
keywords: Daphne oleoides; Phytochemistry; chemical constituents; medicinal properties