The genus Euphorbia is the largest in the spurge family, comprising more than 2000 species
(Figure 1). 1 Some species of the genus Euphorbia have been used as medicinal plants for …

The cyclopentenone unit is a very powerful synthon for the synthesis of a variety of bioactive
target molecules. This is due to the broad diversity of chemical modifications available for …

The strained cyclopropane and/or cyclobutane subunits occurred in many complex natural
products including terpenoids, steroids and alkaloids. Natural products with cyclopropane …

Diterpenes occurring in plants of the Euphorbiaceae family are of considerable interest in
the context of natural product drug discovery programs because of their wide range of …

Six new lathyrane diterpenoids (1–6) and 10 known analogues (7–16), were separated from
the seeds of Euphorbia lathyris. The absolute configuration of 1 was determined by X-ray …

Five new diterpenes (1–5) and a megastigmane derivative (6) were isolated from the aerial
parts of Euphorbia laurifolia, along with several known compounds. Their structures were …

Covering: 1973 to 2013 The biological activities of tigliane, lathyrane, ingenane, casbane,
jatropholane and premyrsinane diterpenoids which contain the gem-dimethylcyclopropyl …

Ten lathyrane-type diterpenoids named Euphorbia Factor L 12–L 21 (1–10) and twelve
known diterpenoids (11–22) were isolated from seeds of Euphorbia lathyris. The structures …

The seeds of Euphorbia lathyris have been used in traditional medicine to treat various
medical conditions. However, neither all of their active biocompounds nor the molecular …

Euphorikanin A (1), an unprecedented diterpenoid lactone which possesses a novel 5/6/7/3-
fused tetracyclic ring skeleton, was isolated from the roots of Euphorbia kansui. The …