Aromatic polyketides represent important members of the family of polyketides, which have displayed a wide assortment of bioactive properties, such as antibacterial, antitumor, and antiviral activities. Bacterial aromati...
The impact of natural products on human health has been enormous, and the study of natural products continues to influence research in the fields of chemistry, biology, and ecology. Historically, the majority of our medi...
Over 200 derivatives have been obtained through chemo-enzymatic transformation of the taxanes derived from cell cultures of Taxus chinensis. The reversal activity towards MDR tumor cells and cyto-toxicity of most these c...
Nordihydroguaiaretic acid is a natural occurring lignan mainly isolated and commercially produced from desert plant, creosote bush (Larrea divaricata Cav. Or Corillea tridentate), which can be widely found in the border ...
Lignans are widely distributed in nature. The earliest recorded medicinal use of lignans dated back to over 1000 years ago. Lignan-rich plant products were also active ingredients in Chinese and Japanese folk medicines f...