Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of the Diterpenoids from the Genus Daphne |
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| Authors: | Yi-Wen Nie Yuan Li Lan Luo Chun-Yan Zhang Wei Fan Wei-Ying Gu Kou-Rong Shi Xiao-Xiang Zhai Jian-Yong Zhu |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Pharmacy, Seventh People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200137, China; (Y.-W.N.); (Y.L.); (W.F.); (W.-Y.G.); (K.-R.S.);2.Central Laboratory, Seventh People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200137, China;3.Department of Dermatology, Seventh People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200137, China; |
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| Abstract: | There are abundant natural diterpenoids in the plants of the genus Daphne from the Thymelaeaceae family, featuring a 5/7/6-tricyclic ring system and usually with an orthoester group. So far, a total of 135 diterpenoids has been isolated from the species of the genus Daphne, which could be further classified into three main types according to the substitution pattern of ring A and oxygen-containing functions at ring B. A variety of studies have demonstrated that these compounds exert a wide range of bioactivities both in vitro and in vivo including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-HIV, antifertility, neurotrophic, and cholesterol-lowering effects, which is reviewed herein. Meanwhile, the fascinating structure–activity relationship is also concluded in this review in the hope of providing an easy access to available information for the synthesis and optimization of efficient drugs. |
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| Keywords: | Daphne diterpenoid bioactivities |
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