NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2014, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (9): 1538-1543.

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Research Progress in Biological Activities of Carnosic Acid

XIA Tian-juan1, BI Liang-wu1,2*, ZHAO Zhen-dong1,2   

  1. 1 Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products,CAF; National Engineering Lab.for Biomass Chemical Utilization;Key and Open Lab.on Forest Chemical Engineering,SFA; Key Lab.of Biomass Energy and Material,Jiangsu Province,Nanjing 210042 ,China; 2 Institute of New Technology of Forestry,CAF,Beijing 100091, China
  • Online:2014-09-30 Published:2014-11-02

Abstract: The antioxidation,anti-inflammatory,antibacterial,antitumor,the function to central nervous system and other biological activities of carnosic acid were reviewed.The researches could provide reference for the further research and development of natural resources of carnosic acid.

Key words: carnosic acid, antioxidation, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-tumor

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