Covering: February 2008 to May 2014. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2008, 25, 871–891
Several significant advances in the field of phytochemistry were made between 2008 and …

Covering: 2010. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 1087–1117 This review covers
the isolation and structure determination of triterpenoids, including squalene derivatives …

The genus Schisandra belongs to the family Schisandraceae and grows mainly in south-
central and southwestern China. Most of the plants in this genus are used for medicine by …

Avenaol, isolated from the allelopathic plant black oat, was the first C20 germination
stimulant related to strigolactones. Structurally, it consisted of a bicyclo [4.1. 0] heptanone …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Plants of the Schisandraceae family have a rich and
medicinal history dating back to ancient times. Many of them are used as folk medicine in the …

Pre-schisanartanin C belongs to the family of Schisandra nortriterpenoids with potent
antihepatitis, antitumor, and anti-HIV activities. This paper presents the enantioselective total …

Human neutrophil elastase (HNE) is an enzyme that plays a key role in the body's
inflammatory response. It has been linked to several diseases such as chronic obstructive …

Complex natural products are a proven and rich source of disease-modulating drugs and of
efficient tools for the study of chemical biology and drug discovery. The architectures of …

A novel copper-catalyzed intermolecular carboesterification strategy of alkenes with α-
carbonyl alkyl bromides is described. This reaction represents a facile and straightforward …

Glycosides, clausenosides A and B, and carbazole alkaloids, clausenaline A, claulamine A,
and claulamine B, together with 50 known compounds, were isolated from the stems of …