Medicinal plant resin natural products: structural diversity and biological activities

Abstract

Covering: up to the mid of 2023

Plants secrete defense resins rich in small-molecule natural products under abiotic and biotic stresses. This comprehensive review encompasses the literature published up to mid-2023 on medicinal plant resin natural products from six main contributor genera, featuring 275 citations that refer to 1115 structurally diverse compounds. The scope of this review extends to include essential information such as the racemic nature of metabolites found in different species of plant resins, source of resins, and revised structures. Additionally, we carefully analyze the reported biological activities of resins, organizing them based on the their structures. The findings offer important insights into the relationship between their structure and activity. Furthermore, this detailed examination can be valuable for researchers and scientists in the field of medicinal plant resin natural products and will promote continued exploration and progress in this area.

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Article type
Review Article
Submitted
11 Feb 2024
First published
24 May 2024

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2024, Advance Article

Medicinal plant resin natural products: structural diversity and biological activities

M. B. Sura and Y. Cheng, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2024, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D4NP00007B

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