Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cyperaceae Stilbenoids: A Review
Cyperaceae is a cosmopolitan plant family with approx. 5000 species distributed worldwide. Several members of this family are used in traditional medicines for the treatment of different diseases. In the last few decades, constituents with great chemical diversity were isolated from sedges, and a wi...
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| description | Cyperaceae is a cosmopolitan plant family with approx. 5000 species distributed worldwide. Several members of this family are used in traditional medicines for the treatment of different diseases. In the last few decades, constituents with great chemical diversity were isolated from sedges, and a wide range of biological activities were detected either for crude extracts or for pure compounds. Among the isolated compounds, phenolic derivatives are the most important, especially stilbenoids, and flavonoids. To date, more than 60 stilbenoids were isolated from 28 Cyperaceae species. Pharmacological investigation of Cyperaceae stilbenoids revealed that several compounds possess promising activities; mainly antiproliferative, antibacterial, antioxidant and anthelmintic effects. Isolation, synthesis and pharmacological investigation of stilbenes are increasing constantly. As Cyperaceae species are very good sources of a wide variety of stilbenes, and several of them occur in large amount worldwide, they are worthy for phytochemical and pharmacological investigations. Moreover, stilbenes are important from chemotaxonomical point of view, and they play a key role in plant defense mechanisms as well. This review summarizes the stilbenoids isolated from sedges, and their biological activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-456d45bd3da84711be6beca22035f4ea2023-11-21T18:56:05ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-05-01269279410.3390/molecules26092794Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cyperaceae Stilbenoids: A ReviewCsilla Zsuzsanna Dávid0Judit Hohmann1Andrea Vasas2Department of Pharmacognosy, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, 6720 Szeged, HungaryDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, 6720 Szeged, HungaryDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, 6720 Szeged, HungaryCyperaceae is a cosmopolitan plant family with approx. 5000 species distributed worldwide. Several members of this family are used in traditional medicines for the treatment of different diseases. In the last few decades, constituents with great chemical diversity were isolated from sedges, and a wide range of biological activities were detected either for crude extracts or for pure compounds. Among the isolated compounds, phenolic derivatives are the most important, especially stilbenoids, and flavonoids. To date, more than 60 stilbenoids were isolated from 28 Cyperaceae species. Pharmacological investigation of Cyperaceae stilbenoids revealed that several compounds possess promising activities; mainly antiproliferative, antibacterial, antioxidant and anthelmintic effects. Isolation, synthesis and pharmacological investigation of stilbenes are increasing constantly. As Cyperaceae species are very good sources of a wide variety of stilbenes, and several of them occur in large amount worldwide, they are worthy for phytochemical and pharmacological investigations. Moreover, stilbenes are important from chemotaxonomical point of view, and they play a key role in plant defense mechanisms as well. This review summarizes the stilbenoids isolated from sedges, and their biological activities.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/9/2794<i>Carex</i><i>Cyperus</i><i>Scirpus</i>resveratrolstilbenoid dimersoligostilbenoids |
| spellingShingle | Csilla Zsuzsanna Dávid Judit Hohmann Andrea Vasas Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cyperaceae Stilbenoids: A Review Molecules <i>Carex</i> <i>Cyperus</i> <i>Scirpus</i> resveratrol stilbenoid dimers oligostilbenoids |
| title | Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cyperaceae Stilbenoids: A Review |
| title_full | Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cyperaceae Stilbenoids: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cyperaceae Stilbenoids: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cyperaceae Stilbenoids: A Review |
| title_short | Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cyperaceae Stilbenoids: A Review |
| title_sort | chemistry and pharmacology of cyperaceae stilbenoids a review |
| topic | <i>Carex</i> <i>Cyperus</i> <i>Scirpus</i> resveratrol stilbenoid dimers oligostilbenoids |
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