Naturally Occurring Homoisoflavonoids and Their Pharmacological Activities

Planta Medica

Volumn 80, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1053-1066

  Lin, Li Gen ^a   Liu, Qian Yu ^a   Ye, Yang ^b  

^a University of Macau   (Macao)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

biosynthesis; homoisoflavonoids; pharmacological activities; phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BRAZILIN; CAESALPIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; HOMOISOFLAVONOID; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTOSAPPANIN; SAPPANIN; SCILLASCILLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITOR; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALDOL REACTION; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASPARAGACEAE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FABACEAE; GENTIANACEAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOPHILICITY; ORCHIDACEAE; OXIDATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYGONACEAE; PORTULACACEAE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REDUCTION; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; CHEMISTRY; LILIACEAE; METABOLISM; PLANT;

ASPARAGACEAE; FABACEAE; GENTIANACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE; POLYGONACEAE; PORTULACACEAE;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FABACEAE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; ISOFLAVONES; LILIACEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS;

EID: 84930488673     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383026     Document Type: Review

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