Structural simplification of natural products

S Wang, G Dong, C Sheng - Chemical Reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Natural products (NPs) are important sources of clinical drugs due to their structural diversity
and biological prevalidation. However, the structural complexity of NPs leads to synthetic …

Medicinal plants, human health and biodiversity: a broad review

T Sen, SK Samanta - Biotechnological applications of biodiversity, 2015 - Springer
<? xm-replace_text {Heading}?> Abstract Biodiversity contributes significantly towards
human livelihood and development and thus plays a predominant role in the well being of …

Anticancer steroids: linking natural and semi-synthetic compounds

JAR Salvador, JFS Carvalho, MAC Neves… - Natural product …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2012 Steroids, a widespread class of natural organic compounds occurring
in animals, plants and fungi, have shown great therapeutic value for a broad array of …

Pharmacologic activities of phytosteroids in inflammatory diseases: mechanism of action and therapeutic potentials

R Marahatha, K Gyawali, K Sharma… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Natural products and their derivatives are known to be useful for treating numerous diseases
since ancient times. Because of their high therapeutic potentials, the use of different …

Recent trends in the structural revision of natural products

BK Chhetri, S Lavoie, AM Sweeney-Jones… - Natural product …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2012 to 2017 This article reviews recent reports on the structural revision of
natural products. Through a critical assessment of the original and revised published …

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: Phytochemistry, structure-activity relationship, and anticancer potential

D Tewari, V Chander, A Dhyani, S Sahu, P Gupta… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Ayurveda is a highly recognized, well-documented, and well-accepted
traditional medicine system. This system utilizes many natural products in various forms for …

Natural withanolides, an update

G Xia, S Cao, L Chen, F Qiu - Natural Product Reports, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: March 2010 to December 2020. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 705
This review summarizes the latest progress and perspectives on the structural classification …

Ethnotherapeutic Uses and Phytochemical Composition of Physalis peruviana L.: An Overview

FM Kasali, J Tusiimire, JN Kadima… - The Scientific World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Plant‐derived medicines are widespread and continue to increase in
traditional and modern medicine, especially in developing countries. Physalis peruviana L …

Withaferin A: from ancient remedy to potential drug candidate

T Sultana, MK Okla, M Ahmed, N Akhtar, A Al-Hashimi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Withaferin A (WA) is a pivotal withanolide that has conquered a conspicuous place in
research, owning to its multidimensional biological properties. It is an abundant constituent …

Anticancer activities of Withania somnifera: Current research, formulations, and future perspectives

M Rai, PS Jogee, G Agarkar, CA Santos - Pharmaceutical biology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Cancer, being a cause of death for major fraction of population worldwide, is one of
the most studied diseases and is being investigated for the development of new …