Biologically active sesquiterpene coumarins from Ferula species

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-323

  Nazari, Zeinab Esmail ^a   Iranshahi, Mehrdad ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apiaceae; Bioactive compounds; Biological activity; Ferula; Sesquiterpene coumarins

Indexed keywords

10' ACETOXY 11' HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN; 10' KARATAVICINOL; 12' ACETOXYFERULENOL; 12' BENZOYLOXYFERULENOL; 12' HYDROXYFERULENOL; 5' HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN; 8' ACETOXY 5' HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN; BADRAKEMONE; CONFERONE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DRIPORTLANDIN; FARNESIFEROL A; FARNESITOL B; FARNESITOL C; FERUKRINONE; FERULENOL; FESOLOL; FUKANEFUROMARIN E; FUKANEFUROMARIN F; FUKANEFUROMARIN G; FUKANEMARIN B; GALBANIC ACID; GLYCOPROTEIN P INHIBITOR; GUMMOSIN; METHYLGALBANATE; MOGOLTACIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; SESQUITERPENE; UMBELLIPRENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CYTOTOXICITY; FENNEL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COUMARINS; FERULA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; P-GLYCOPROTEIN; SESQUITERPENES;

APIACEAE; FERULA;

EID: 79952204697     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3311     Document Type: Review

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