title: Chemical Constituents of Plants from the Genus Ixora.
abstract: Ixora is a genus of ca. 400 species in the family Rubiaceae. Since the 1940s, eighty-one compounds including phenolics, peptides, terpenoids, and sterols have been isolated from six species of the genus Ixora. Pharmacological studies have shown that these compounds and extracts from the Ixora genus have extensive activities, such as antitumor, chemoprotective, and antioxidant activities. In this review, we summarize the phytochemical progress and list the compounds isolated from the genus Ixora. The biological activities of this genus are also covered.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.|School of Pharmacy, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Li-Jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ye-Gao
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019666:Rubiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D013261:Sterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000975:Antioxidants; D010455:Peptides; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013261:Sterols; D013729:Terpenes
keywords: Biological activity; Ixora; Peptides; Phenolics; Terpenoids