Therapeutic potential and chemical composition of plants from the genus Rubus: A mini review of the last 10 years

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 437-444

  Niero, Rivaldo ^a   Filho Cechine, Valdir ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Phenolic compounds; Rubus; Terpenoids; Therapeutic potential

Indexed keywords

19ALPHA HYDROXYASIATIC ACID; 28 GLYCOSYL TORMENTIC; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; GALLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; KAEMPFEROL 3 O BETA DEXTRO GALACTOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL 3 O BETA LEVO ARABINOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSIDE; TERPENOID; TORMENTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; ROSACEAE; RUBUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VASODILATATION;

ROSACEAE; RUBUS;

EID: 77953984157     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300320     Document Type: Review

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