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Current Pharmaceutical Design

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ISSN (Print): 1381-6128
ISSN (Online): 1873-4286

Some Wild-Growing Plant Species from Serbia and Montenegro as the Potential Sources of Drugs

Author(s): I. S. Aljancic, V. E. Vajs, V. V. Tesevic and S. M. Milosavljevic

Volume 14, Issue 29, 2008

Page: [3089 - 3105] Pages: 17

DOI: 10.2174/138161208786404236

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Abstract

The results of phytochemical investigation, over the last decade, of some wild-growing plant species from Serbia and Montenegro belonging to the families Asteraceae, Guttiferae and Gentianaceae are reported. Most of the investigated species are endemites and the emphasis in this report is on those exhibiting biological activities that could be regarded as the potential sources of drugs. This review comprises 154 compounds, e.g. sesquiterpene lactones and flavonoids (Asteraceae), xanthones, secoiridoids and C-glucoflavonoids (Gentanaceae) and prenylated phloroglucinols (Guttiferae) as well as some other secondary metabolites, produced by the above families, which could be of pharmacological interest.

Keywords: Asteraceae, Guttiferae, Gentianaceae, sesquiterpene lactones, flavonoids, prenylated phloroglucinols, xanthones, secoiridoids


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