NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2014, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (8): 1332-1337.

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Review on Chemical Constituents and Anti-tumor Activities of Melodinus

TIAN Shan-ming1,2, WANG Xiao2, FANG Lei2,3*   

  1. 1 School of Medicine,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Jinan 250355 ,China; 2 Shandong Analysis and Test Center,Jinan 250014 ,China;3 State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100050 ,China
  • Online:2014-08-30 Published:2014-11-06

Abstract: The recent progresses on chemical components and anti-tumor activities of Melodinus genus were summarized.The genus of Melodinus contains multiple chemical compositions,which mainly includes alkaloids,minor triterpenes,steroids,lignans,etc.The chemical constituents of alkaloids in this genus show significant anti-tumor activities.

Key words: Melodinus, chemical composition, anti-tumor activity

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