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He L, Yuchen D, Zhang S, Hui Y, Wei N, He Y. A partial peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonist isolated from the roots of Euphorbia sikkimensis. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:656-660. [PMID: 36840631 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2183201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Chemical constituents of the Euphorbia sikkimensis roots was investigated and twelve known compounds were isolated, including three ent-atisane diterpenes: ent-(13S)-hydroxyatis-16-ene-3,14-dione (1), ent-(5β,8α,9β,10α,11α,12α)-11-hydroxyatis-16-ene-3,14-dione (2), ent-atisane-3-oxo-16α,17-diol (3); two kaurene diterpenes: ent-kaurane-3-oxo-16α,17-diol (4), ent-kaurane-3-oxo-16β,17-diol (5); one lathyane diterpene of latilagascene B (6); two flavonoids: quercetin (7), luteolin (8); one lignin d-pinoresinol (9); one coumarin scopoletin (10); together with ethyl gallate (11), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (12). Their structures were identified based on the extensive spectroscopic analysis in comparison with the literature data. Compounds 1, 2, 4, 6 and 9 were isolated from Euphorbia sikkimensis for the first time. The agonistic activity of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) for compounds 1, 7, 8, 9 and 11 was evaluated. Compound 1 exhibited moderate agonistic activity for PPARγ receptor with relative fluorescence intensity of 10.19 at 30.0 µM, in comparison with that of the positive control of rosiglitazone (28.50 at 2.0 µM).
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- Liping He
- Department of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Dingxi, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Dingxi, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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Sun Y, Feng JX, Wei ZB, Sun H, Li L, Zhu JY, Xia GQ, Zang H. Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant Activities In Vitro and In Vivo, and Theoretical Calculation of Different Extracts of Euphorbia fischeriana. Molecules 2023; 28:5172. [PMID: 37446834 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Euphorbia fischeriana has a long-standing history of use in traditional medicine for the treatment of tuberculosis diseases. However, the plant's therapeutic potential extends beyond this specific ailment. The present study aimed to investigate the antioxidant properties of Euphorbia fischeriana and lay the groundwork for further research on its potential therapeutic applications. Phytochemical tests were performed on the plant, and 11 types of phytochemicals were identified. Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry was used to evaluate the active components and antioxidant properties of eight different solvent extracts, ultimately selecting acetone extract for further research. UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS identified 43 compounds in the acetone extract, and chemical calculations were used to isolate those with high content and antioxidant activity. Three stability experiments confirmed the extract's stability, while cell viability and oral acute toxicity studies demonstrated its relatively low toxicity. In rats, the acetone extract showed significant protective effects against D-galactosamine-induced liver damage through histopathological examination and biochemical analysis. These results suggest that Euphorbia fischeriana's acetone extract has potential in treating diseases related to oxidative imbalances. Therefore, this study highlights the plant's potential therapeutic applications while providing insight into its antioxidant properties.
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- Yue Sun
- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133000, China
- Green Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Medicine, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua 134002, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133000, China
- Green Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Medicine, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua 134002, China
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- Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of Jilin, Changchun 130033, China
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- Green Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Medicine, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua 134002, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133000, China
- Green Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Medicine, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua 134002, China
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- Green Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Medicine, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua 134002, China
- Key Laboratory of Evaluation and Application of Changbai Mountain Biological Gerplasm Resources of Jilin Province, Tonghua 134002, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133000, China
- Green Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Medicine, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua 134002, China
- Key Laboratory of Evaluation and Application of Changbai Mountain Biological Gerplasm Resources of Jilin Province, Tonghua 134002, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133000, China
- Green Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Medicine, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua 134002, China
- Key Laboratory of Evaluation and Application of Changbai Mountain Biological Gerplasm Resources of Jilin Province, Tonghua 134002, China
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Covering: 2013 to 2021As the characteristic metabolites of Euphorbia plants, Euphorbia diterpenoids have always been a hot topic in related science communities due to their intriguing structures and broad bioactivities. In this review, we intent to provide an in-depth and extensive coverage of Euphorbia diterpenoids reported from 2013 to the end of 2021, including 997 new Euphorbia diterpenoids and 78 known ones with latest progress. Multiple aspects will be summarized, including their occurrences, chemical structures, bioactivities, and syntheses, in which the structure-activity relationship and biosynthesis of this class will be discussed for the first time.
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- Zha-Jun Zhan
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
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Yuan FY, Tang ZY, Huang D, Li W, Wu SQ, Huang JL, Yan XL, Fan RZ, Tang GH, Yin S. Tigliane and rhamnofolane glycosides from Euphorbia wallichii prevent oxidative stress-induced neuronal death in PC-12 cells. Bioorg Chem 2022; 128:106103. [PMID: 35998520 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Tigliane and rhamnofolane diterpenoids bearing glycosyl substituents are rarely found in nature. In the current study, seven new tigliane glycosides, euphorwallsides A - G (1-7), and five new rhamnofolane glycosides, euphorwallsides H - L (8-12), were isolated from the whole plants of Euphorbia wallichii. Their structures were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic, computational, and chemical means. The aglycones of 1-5 represent a rare class of 13-deoxygenated tiglianes, while those of 8-12 represent the first examples of 4-deoxygenated rhamnofolanes. 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 12 showed significant neuroprotective effects on sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced neuronal death in pheochromocytoma cell line PC-12 at 10 μM, being more active than the clinical drug, edaravone. Mechanistic study revealed that the most active compound, 3, could inhibit reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and restore the mitochondrial membrane potential via modulating the Nrf2 signaling pathway in PC-12 cells.
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- Fang-Yu Yuan
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Chen BL, Zhu QF, Zhang X, Lin Y, Long QD, Liu WL, Yan XL. An unusual indole-diterpenoid with C-17 norcassane skeleton from Euphorbia fischeriana induces HEL cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Fitoterapia 2022; 159:105195. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2022.105195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Yu HF, Cheng YC, Wu CM, Ran K, Wei B, Xu YK, Shan WG, Ying YM, Zhan ZJ. Diverse diterpenoids with α-glucosidase and β-glucuronidase inhibitory activities from Euphorbia milii. Phytochemistry 2022; 196:113106. [PMID: 35078105 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Four undescribed regular rosane-type diterpenoids euphominoids M-P and three undescribed rearranged rosane-type diterpenoids euphomilones C-E were isolated from the whole plants of Euphorbia milii Des Moul., along with nine known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by detailed interpretation of the NMR and mass spectroscopy. The absolute configurations were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments, as well as comparative analyses of calculated and experimental ECD spectra. Euphominoid M featured a highly oxygenated ring A and a rare four-membered oxygen ring while euphomilones C-E possessed 7/5/6 or 5/7/6 fused ring systems, which were rarely occurring in rosane-type diterpenoids. In the in-vitro bioassays, 19-norrosa-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene-2,3-diol and antiquorin showed more potent α-glucosidase inhibitory activity than the positive control acarbose while euphominoid C exhibited significant inhibitory activity against both α-glucosidase and β-glucuronidase. To the best of our knowledge, it was the first time that rosane-type diterpenoids were reported as β-glucuronidase inhibitors.
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- Hang-Fei Yu
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute, Haining, 314400, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Mengla, 666303, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
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Mohammed A, Tajuddeen N, Ibrahim MA, Isah MB, Aliyu AB, Islam MS. Potential of Diterpenes as Antidiabetic Agents: Evidence from Clinical and Pre-Clinical Studies. Pharmacol Res 2022;:106158. [PMID: 35272043 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Diterpenes are a diverse group of structurally complex natural products with a wide spectrum of biological activities, including antidiabetic potential. In the last 25 years, numerous diterpenes have been investigated for antidiabetic activity, with some of them reaching the stage of clinical trials. However, these studies have not been comprehensively reviewed in any previous publication. Herein, we critically discussed the literature on the potential of diterpenes as antidiabetic agents, published from 1995 to September, 2021. In the period under review, 427 diterpenes were reported to have varying degrees of antidiabetic activity. Steviol glycosides, stevioside (1) and rebaudioside A (2), were the most investigated diterpenes with promising antidiabetic property using in vitro and in vivo models, as well as human subjects. All the tested pimaranes consistently showed good activity in preclinical evaluations against diabetes. Inhibitions of α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP 1B) activities and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma (PPAR-γ) agonistic property, were the most frequently used assays for studying the antidiabetic activity of diterpenes. The molecular mechanisms of action of the diterpenes include increased GLUT4 translocation, and activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-dependent signaling pathways. Our data revealed that diterpenes hold promising antidiabetic potential. Stevioside (1) and rebaudioside A (2) are the only diterpenes that were advanced to the clinical trial stage of the drug discovery pipeline. Diterpenes belonging to the abietane, labdane, pimarane and kaurane class have shown promising activity in in vitro and in vivo models of diabetes and should be further investigated.
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Ma TC, Ma YK, Zhang JL, Liu L, Sun J, Guo LN, Liu Q, Sun Y. Integrated Strategy of UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS and Molecular Networking for Identification of Diterpenoids from Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. and Prediction of the Anti-Breast-Cancer Mechanism by the Network Pharmacological Method. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2021; 2021:3829434. [PMID: 34804177 DOI: 10.1155/2021/3829434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide. Traditional Chinese medicine has been used as adjunctive or complementary therapy for breast cancer. Diterpenoids from Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. have been demonstrated to possess anti-breast-cancer activity. This research was aimed to systematically explore the diterpenoids from E. fischeriana and study the multiple mechanisms on breast cancer. The structures of diterpenoids were identified by the integrated strategy of UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS and molecular networking. A total of 177 diterpenoids belonging to 13 types were collected. In silico ADME analysis was performed on these compounds. It indicated that 130 of 177 diterpenoids completely adjusted to Lipinski's rule. The targets of compounds were obtained from PharmMapper. The targets of breast cancer were collected from GeneCards. Then, 197 compounds-related targets and 544 breast cancer-related targets were identified. After the intersection process, 58 overlapping targets between compounds-related targets and breast cancer-related targets were acquired. The STRING database was applied to predict the protein-protein interactions. The GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis were performed by using the KOBAS database. It indicated that these predicted pathways were closely related to breast cancer. The treatment effect of E. fischeriana on breast cancer might be performed through signaling pathways, such as IL-17 signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. The predicted top genes such as EGFR, ESR, MAPK, SRC, CASP3, CDK2, and KDR were involved in cell proliferation, gene transcription, apoptosis, signal transduction, DNA damage and repair, tumor differentiation, metastasis, and cell cycle, which indicated that E. fischeriana might treat breast cancer comprehensively. A compounds-KEGG pathways-related targets network was built by using cytoHubba to analyze the hub compounds and targets. It concluded that E. fischeriana treated breast cancer not only by the main components but also by the microconstituents, which reflected the overall regulatory role of multicomponents treating breast cancer. To estimate the binding affinities, binding sites, and binding postures, molecular docking simulations between 177 diterpenoids and top 19 targets were carried out. The results are basically in line with expectations. In conclusion, these results can serve as references for researchers studying potential targets of diterpenoids from E. fischeriana on breast cancer in the future.
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Xu Y, Tang P, Zhu M, Wang Y, Sun D, Li H, Chen L. Diterpenoids from the genus Euphorbia: Structure and biological activity (2013-2019). Phytochemistry 2021; 190:112846. [PMID: 34229224 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Euphorbiaceae is one of the largest families of higher plants, including 7500 species, and many of them are used as medicines in China. From 2013 to 2019, a total of 455 previously undescribed diterpenoids were isolated from 53 species of Euphorbia, and some skeleton types were first discovered from the genus Euphorbia. Most of the diterpenoids isolated from Euphorbia spp. have been tested for their biological activity, and some of them were first reported for Euphorbia diterpenoids in recent years, such as neuroprotection, antimalarial activity and inhibition of osteoclast formation. In this review, we summarize all the isolated diterpenoids from the genus Euphorbia according to their skeleton types, classify all these diterpenoids into 26 normal classes and 37 novel skeleton types, and summarize their biological activity.
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- Yang Xu
- Wuya College of Innovation, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China.
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China.
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Li YN, He J, Zhang J, Shi YX, Guo LB, Peng ZC, Yang T, Ding K, Zhang WK, Xu JK. Existing knowledge on Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. (Euphorbiaceae): Traditional uses, clinical applications, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology. J Ethnopharmacol 2021; 275:114095. [PMID: 33819505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. (Euphorbiaceae) is a perennial herb distributed in grassland, hill slopes or gravel hillside, with average altitude of 100-600 m. The whole grass of E. fischeriana is toxic with roots used as folk medicine to treat Zhushui, dyspepsia, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, cough, as well as external applications such as cure of scabies and tuberculosis of lymph nodes. AIM OF THE REVIEW This systematic review aims to provide a detailed and in-depth summary about the reported advances in traditional uses, clinical applications, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity of E. fischeriana, so as to offer fresh ideas and broader vision and insights for subsequent studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS Various scientific data bases such as CNKI, Elsevier, Google Scholar, Pubmed, Science Direct, SciFinder Scholar and Web of Science were searched to collect information about E. fischeriana. Other relevant literatures were searched in 'Flora of China Editorial Committee', ancient books, Ph.D and Masters' Dissertation to get more data of E. fischeriana. RESULTS A total of 241 chemical constituents have been identified from the roots of E. fischeriana, including diterpenoids, triterpenoids, meroterpenoids, acetophenones, flavonoids, coumarins, steroids, phenolic acids, tannins, etc. Various pharmacological activities have been demonstrated, especially anti-tumor, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and anti-leukemia activities. Moreover, different investigations about clinical uses and toxicology of E. fischeriana indicated that attention should be paid to its usage and dosage. CONCLUSION The researches of E. fischeriana are excellent, but gap still remains. As a poisonous traditional Chinese medicine, there are not enough studies on the toxicity of E. fischeriana. In addition, scholars' research on the pharmacological mechanism of E. fischeriana focuses more on the anti-tumor activity, which can be broadened in the future. Presumably, chemical constituents and biological activities of diterpenoids and trace meroterpenoids in E. fischeriana deserve further research in-depth in the future, in order to provide low toxicity and high efficiency lead compounds. Meanwhile, further studies on other medicinal aspects may lay a foundation for the comprehensive development and utilization of E. fischeriana.
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- Ya-Nan Li
- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China; Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, PR China.
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China.
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Li DW, Deng XP, He X, Han XY, Ma YF, Huang HL, Yu ZL, Feng L, Wang C, Ma XC. Eupholides A-H, abietane diterpenoids from the roots of Euphorbia fischeriana, and their bioactivities. Phytochemistry 2021; 183:112593. [PMID: 33341664 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The roots of Euphorbia fischeriana known as "Langdu" in traditional Chinese medicine have been used for the treatment of tuberculosis in China. Through a bioactive phytochemical investigation of the roots of E. fischeriana, 15 diterpenoids were obtained by various chromatographic techniques. On the basis of wide spectroscopic data, including NMR, UV, IR, HR-ESI-MS, ECD and X-ray crystallography, all of the isolated compounds were elucidated to be ent-abietane diterpenoid analogs, including undescribed eupholides A-H and seven known diterpenoids. In the bioassay for anti-tuberculosis, eupholides F-H moderately inhibited the proliferation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra, with the MIC determined to be 50 μM. Furthermore, eupholides G, ent-11α-hydroxyabieta-8(14), 13(15)-dien-16,12α-olide, and jolkinolide F significantly inhibited the lyase activity of human carboxylesterase 2 (HCE 2), with IC50 values of 7.3, 150, and 34.5 nM, respectively.
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- Da-Wei Li
- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Modern Preparation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China.
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, People's Republic of China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, People's Republic of China.
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Bin Muhsinah A, Eko Nugroho A, Li H, Lazzaro S, DaSilva NA, Li D, Ma H, Alsayari A, Morita H, Liu Y, Seeram NP. Saudiarabicains A-E, bioactive 19-acetoxyingol diterpenoids from Euphorbia saudiarabica. Tetrahedron Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.152203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Xie R, Li L, Fan X, Zi J. Euphoractone, a cytotoxic meroterpenoid with an unusual ent-abietane-phloroglucinol skeleton, from Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.07.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Yan XL, Zhang JS, Huang JL, Zhang Y, Chen JQ, Tang GH, Yin S. Euphonoids A-G, cytotoxic diterpenoids from Euphorbia fischeriana. Phytochemistry 2019; 166:112064. [PMID: 31325614 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Seven previously undescribed polycyclic diterpenoids, euphonoids A-G, including four ent-abietanes, two ent-atisanes, and one ent-kaurene, along with 26 known analogues were isolated from the roots of Euphorbia fischeriana. The structures of the undescribed compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, ECD calculations, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Besides, the structure of a previously reported ent-abietane diterpenoid, fischeriabietane A, was revised. All the isolates were screened for the cytotoxicities against five cancer cell lines. Euphonoid A, fischeriabietane A, 11-oxo-ebracteolatanolide B, caudicifolin, jolkinolide B, and methyl-8,11-3-dihydroxy-12-oxo-ent-abietadi-13,15(17)-ene-16-oate showed significant inhibitory activities against human prostate cancer C4-2B and C4-2B/ENZR cell lines, with IC50 values being less than 10 μM. The brief structure-activity relationships (SARs) of these diterpenoids were also discussed.
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- Xue-Long Yan
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Latex is a type of sticky endogenous fluids derived from diverse plants including Euphorbia fischeriana, and is of great scientific and commercial values. In the current study, it was demonstrated that the latex extracted from E. fischeriana strongly respelled the growth of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. Using spectroscopic methods, HPLC, and GC-MS analyses, six aliphatic tigliane diterpenoids were isolated from the latex of E. fischeriana, among which three compounds (2, 3, and 5) were new. Two major compounds (1 and 4) exhibited remarkable antifeedant activity against H. armigera, with EC50 values at 2.59 and 15.32 μg/cm2, respectively. In addition, the quantification analysis of diterpenoids in different organs indicated that 4 was the most abundant constituent and was highly accumulated in the latex. Collectively, the current study highlighted that the diterpenoids in latex of E. fischeriana had a considerable antifeedant function against H. armigera, which might be employed for the future development of natural insecticides for organic farming.
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- Yan-Yan Deng
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110866, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110866, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110866, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110866, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110866, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110866, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110866, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110866, China
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Jin YX, Shi LL, Zhang DP, Wei HY, Si Y, Ma GX, Zhang J. A Review on Daphnane-Type Diterpenoids and Their Bioactive Studies. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24091842. [PMID: 31086098 PMCID: PMC6540581 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24091842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Natural daphnane diterpenoids, mainly distributed in plants of the Thymelaeaceae and Euphorbiaceae families, usually include a 5/7/6-tricyclic ring system with poly-hydroxyl groups located at C-3, C-4, C-5, C-9, C-13, C-14, or C-20, while some special types have a characteristic orthoester motif triaxially connectedat C-9, C-13, and C-14. The daphnane-type diterpenoids can be classified into five types: 6-epoxy daphnane diterpenoids, resiniferonoids, genkwanines, 1-alkyldaphnanes and rediocides, based on the oxygen-containing functions at rings B and C, as well as the substitution pattern of ring A. Up to now, nearly 200 daphnane-type diterpenoids have been isolated and elucidated from the Thymelaeaceae and Euphorbiaceae families. In-vitro and in-vivo experiments of these compounds have shown that they possess a wide range of biological activities, including anti-HIV, anti-cancer, anti-leukemic, neurotrophic, pesticidal and cytotoxic effects. A comprehensive account of the structural diversity is given in this review, along with the cytotoxic activities of daphnane-type diterpenoids, up to April 2019.
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- Yue-Xian Jin
- College of Chinese Medicine Material, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and PekingUnion Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Xinjiang Institute of Chinese and Ethnic Medicine, Urumqi 830002, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China.
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- Xinjiang Institute of Chinese and Ethnic Medicine, Urumqi 830002, China.
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- College of Chinese Medicine Material, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and PekingUnion Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
- Xinjiang Institute of Chinese and Ethnic Medicine, Urumqi 830002, China.
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- College of Chinese Medicine Material, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
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Jian B, Zhang H, Liu J. Structural Diversity and Biological Activities of Diterpenoids Derived from Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. Molecules 2018; 23:E935. [PMID: 29669996 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Diterpenoids are the focus of natural product drug discovery because of their great structural diversity and pronounced biological activities. Euphorbia fischeriana Steud is a Chinese traditional medicinal herb for curing edema, ascites, and cancer. This plant contains rich diterpenoids. Based on the carbon skeleton and substituents, it can be classified into thirteen subtypes: ent-abietane, daphnane, tigliane, ingenane, ent-atisane, ent-rosane, ent-kaurene, ent-kaurane, secotigliane, lathyrane, ent-pimarene, isopimarene and dimeric. In this paper, we reviewed the chemical structures and biological activities of 90 diterpenoids isolated from this medicinal herb. We hope that this work can serve as a reference for further research of these diterpenoids and lay the foundation for drug discovery.
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