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Cycloartenol triterpenoid saponins from Cimicifuga simplex (Ranunculaceae) and their biological effects

The constituents of Cimicifuga plants have been extensively investigated, and the principal metabolites are 9,19-cyclolanostane triterpenoid glycosides, which are distributed widely in Cimicifuga plants, but not in other members of the Ranunculaceae family, and are considered to be characteristics o...

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Autores principales: WU, Lun, CHEN, Zhi-Li, SU, Yang, WANG, Qiu-Hong, KUANG, Hai-Xue
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: China Pharmaceutical University. Published by Elsevier B.V. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7130100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25769890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1875-5364(15)60011-5
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Sumario:The constituents of Cimicifuga plants have been extensively investigated, and the principal metabolites are 9,19-cyclolanostane triterpenoid glycosides, which are distributed widely in Cimicifuga plants, but not in other members of the Ranunculaceae family, and are considered to be characteristics of the Cimicifuga genus. This type of triterpenoid glycoside possesses several important biological activities. More than 120 cycloartane triterpene glycosides have been isolated from Cimicifuga simplex Wormsk. The aim of this review article is to summarize all the major findings based on the available scientific literatures on C. simplex, with a focus on the identified 9,19-cyclolanostane triterpenoid glycosides. Biological studies of cycloartane triterpene glycosides from Cimicifuga spp. are also discussed.