An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review on Lignans from Mexican spp.

Maria Carla Marcotullio, Massimo Curini, Judith X Becerra

Journal: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2018;23(8):1976

PMID: 30096772

Abstract

The genus belongs to the family Burseraceae and has been used in traditional Mexican medicine for treating various pathophysiological disorders. The most representative phytochemicals isolated from this genus are terpenoids and lignans. Lignans are phenolic metabolites known for their antioxidant, apoptotic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal, and anti-protozoal properties. Though the genus includes more than 100 species, we have attempted to summarize the biological activities of the 34 lignans isolated from selected Mexican plants.

Address: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, via del Liceo, 1-06123 Perugia, Italy. [email protected].; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, via del Liceo, 1-06123 Perugia, Italy. [email protected].; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, via del Liceo, 1-06123 Perugia, Italy. [email protected].

DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081976

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MeSH Terms: Bursera, Ethnopharmacology, Lignans, Phytochemicals