Secondary Metabolites of Plants from the Genus Cipadessa: Chemistry and Biological Activity

• Published in: Chemistry & biodiversity Vol. 9; no. 8; pp. 1403 - 1421
• Main Authors: Bandi, Anil Kumar Reddy, Lee, Dong-Ung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zürich WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.08.2012; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry; Anti-Infective Agents - metabolism; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; Antineoplastic Agents - chemistry; Antineoplastic Agents - metabolism; Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology; Biological activity; China; Cipadessa species; Cytotoxins - chemistry; Cytotoxins - metabolism; Cytotoxins - pharmacology; Diterpenoids; Flavonoids; Flavonoids - chemistry; Flavonoids - metabolism; Flavonoids - pharmacology; Humans; India; Insecticides - chemistry; Insecticides - metabolism; Insecticides - pharmacology; Limonoids; Meliaceae - chemistry; Meliaceae - metabolism; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - metabolism; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Sesquiterpenoids; Steroids; Steroids - chemistry; Steroids - metabolism; Steroids - pharmacology; Terpenes - chemistry; Terpenes - metabolism; Terpenes - pharmacology; China; India
• ISSN: 1612-1872; 1612-1880
• DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201100172

The plants of genus Cipadessa, which are distributed across India and southwest of China, have been used as natural insecticides, as well as folk medicines for the treatment of a range of maladies such as diabetes, dysentery, malaria, piles, snake poison, rheumatism, etc. This article reviews the chemical constituents that have been isolated from Cipadessa species to date, including their biological activities. The compounds listed are tetranortriterpenoids (limonoids), diterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, flavonoids, steroids, and some others.