Bioactive Triterpenoids from Salvia Species

• Published in: Journal of natural products (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 482 - 487
• Main Author: Topcu, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.03.2006; Glendale, AZ American Society of Pharmacognosy
• Subjects: bioactive properties; Biological and medical sciences; chemical constituents of plants; chemistry; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; General pharmacology; literature reviews; Medical sciences; medicinal plants; Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; pharmacology; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Plants, Medicinal; Plants, Medicinal - chemistry; Salvia; Salvia - chemistry; Triterpenes; Triterpenes - pharmacology; triterpenoids; Antimalarial; Cytotoxicity; Extract; Review; Antiallergic; Medicinal plant; Antiprotozoal agent; Antifungal agent; Hypoglycemic agent; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Antiviral; Food; Terpenoid; Pharmacognosy; Antiinflammatory agent; Antioxidant; Biological activity; Labiatae; Plant origin; Triterpene; Parasiticide; Flavoring crop; Spermatophyta; Antibacterial agent; Salvia
• ISSN: 0163-3864; 1520-6025
• DOI: 10.1021/np0600402

Salvia species are important medicinal and culinary plants, and they have been the subject of numerous chemical and biological studies. The bioactive triterpenoids of Salvia species, reported in the literature to date, are reviewed. About 200 triterpenoids, almost 80 of which are new, isolated, and characterized from about 100 Salvia species, are presented herein. In addition to the diverse biological activities of the pure triterpenoids, studies on biological activity of extracts of Salvia species are also described.