Abstract
Limonoids are chemically classified on the basis of the four rings, marked as A, B, C and D in the intact triterpene nucleus with various oxidative modifications. The structural variations of limonoids found in Rutaceae species are lesser than in species of Meliaceae. Limonoids isolated from the plant family Meliaceae are more complex with very high degree of oxidation and structural rearrangements. Limonoids family exhibits a wide spectrum of biological properties, such as cytostatic, antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, antifeedant, antiviral, neuroprotective and a number of other activities like antimicrobial acitivity.
Keywords: Biological activity, limonoids, natural products, terpenoids.
Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry
Title:Variability of Biological Activities of Limonoids Derived from Plant Sources
Volume: 11 Issue: 3
Author(s): Pekala Jolanta, Strub Daniel Jan, Koziol Agata and Lochynski Stanislaw
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Keywords: Biological activity, limonoids, natural products, terpenoids.
Abstract: Limonoids are chemically classified on the basis of the four rings, marked as A, B, C and D in the intact triterpene nucleus with various oxidative modifications. The structural variations of limonoids found in Rutaceae species are lesser than in species of Meliaceae. Limonoids isolated from the plant family Meliaceae are more complex with very high degree of oxidation and structural rearrangements. Limonoids family exhibits a wide spectrum of biological properties, such as cytostatic, antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, antifeedant, antiviral, neuroprotective and a number of other activities like antimicrobial acitivity.
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Jolanta Pekala, Jan Daniel Strub, Agata Koziol and Stanislaw Lochynski, Variability of Biological Activities of Limonoids Derived from Plant Sources, Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry 2014; 11 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570193X1103140915105445
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570193X1103140915105445 |
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