Phytochemical and biological studies of plants from the genus Meconopsis

In this review, the literature data on the phytochemical and biological investigations on the genus of Meconopsis are summarized from 49 references. Up to now, more than 95 compounds were isolated from 19 Meconopsis plant species. The chemical constituents are mostly alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols,...

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Published inChemistry & biodiversity Vol. 7; no. 8; pp. 1930 - 1948
Main Authors Li, Mao-Xing, Wang, Jin-Hui, He, Xi-Rui, Fan, Peng-Cheng, Zhang, Ru-Xue, Jia, Zheng-Ping
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.08.2010
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Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - chemistry
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology
Antineoplastic Agents - chemistry
Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology
Cardiovascular System - drug effects
Cell Line, Tumor
Humans
Molecular Structure
Papaveraceae - chemistry
Plant Extracts - chemistry
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
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Summary:In this review, the literature data on the phytochemical and biological investigations on the genus of Meconopsis are summarized from 49 references. Up to now, more than 95 compounds were isolated from 19 Meconopsis plant species. The chemical constituents are mostly alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, and terpenes, together with minor constituents of essential oil, and others. The crude extracts and metabolites have been found to possess various bioactivities including antitumor activity, central action, cardiovascular system effects, antibiosis, antiviral activity, anti-inflammatory effects, and other biological activities.
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ISSN:1612-1880
DOI:10.1002/cbdv.200900210