The Genus Caesalpinia L. (Caesalpiniaceae): Phytochemical and Pharmacological Characteristics

The genus Caesalpinia (Caesalpiniaceae) has more than 500 species, many of which have not yet been investigated for potential pharmacological activity. Several classes of chemical compounds, such as flavonoids, diterpenes, and steroids, have been isolated from various species of the genus Caesalpini...

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Autores principales: Zanin, João L. Baldim, de Carvalho, Bianca A., Salles Martineli, Paloma, dos Santos, Marcelo Henrique, Lago, João Henrique G., Sartorelli, Patrícia, Viegas, Cláudio, Soares, Marisi G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2012
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6269049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22751225
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules17077887
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Sumario:The genus Caesalpinia (Caesalpiniaceae) has more than 500 species, many of which have not yet been investigated for potential pharmacological activity. Several classes of chemical compounds, such as flavonoids, diterpenes, and steroids, have been isolated from various species of the genus Caesalpinia. It has been reported in the literature that these species exhibit a wide range of pharmacological properties, including antiulcer, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antirheumatic activities that have proven to be efficacious in ethnomedicinal practices. In this review we present chemical and pharmacological data from recent phytochemical studies on various plants of the genus Caesalpinia.

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