Journal
CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 1-54Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201100433
Keywords
Lignans; Neolignans; Norlignans; Biological activity
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81173505]
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Lignans, which are widely distributed in higher plants, represent a vast and rather diverse group of phenylpropane derivatives. They have attracted considerable attention due to their pharmacological activities. Some of the lignans have been developed approved therapeutics, and others are considered as lead structures for new drugs. This article is based on our previous review of lignans discovered in the period 2000-2004, and it provides a comprehensive compilation of the 354 new naturally occurring lignans obtained from 61 plant families between 2005 and 2011. We classified five main types according to their structural features, and provided the details of their sources, some typical structures, and diverse biological activities. A tabular compilation of the novel lignans by species is presented at the end. A total of 144 references were considered for this review.
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