Natural products are structurally and biologically interesting metabolites, but they have been
isolated in minute amounts. The syntheses of such natural products help in obtaining them …

Covering: 1983 to 2005 This review covers the structures and biological activities of
eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoids from the plants of the Asteraceae family. Biosynthetic …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

In the search for new sources of sesquiterpene lactones, six Centaurea species have been
analyzed. The activity against the fungus Cunninghamella echinulata of (+)-cnicin (1) and …

Steroids are perhaps one of the most widely used group of drugs in present day. Beside the
established utilization as immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic …

Germacrenes are an important group of sesquiterpenes widely occurring in nature and are
considered as important intermediates in the biosynthesis of other sesquiterpenes. Common …

The plant-derived terpenoids are considered to be the most potent anticancer, anti-
inflammatory and anticarcinogenic compounds known. Enzymatic biotransformation is a …

Ten sesquiterpenes, together with 12 known compounds were isolated from leaves of
Laurus nobilis L. Based on spectroscopic analyses, the 10 compounds were determined to …

We investigated the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitory activity of sesquiterpenes
from Saussurea lappa root extracts. According to the hexane and EtOAc extracts showing …

Onopordum is an interesting genus belonging to the tribe Cardueae (Asteraceae family),
and the species of this genus are used as food and in the popular medicine of several …