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应用天然产物 ›› 2017, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (4): 283-298.DOI: 10.1007/s13659-017-0139-5

• Review •    下一篇

Steroidal Saponins from the Genus Smilax and Their Biological Activities

Li-Wen Tian1, Zhen Zhang1, Hai-Lan Long1, Ying-Jun Zhang2   

  1. 1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
  • 收稿日期:2017-04-16 修回日期:2017-06-12 出版日期:2017-08-24 发布日期:2018-02-07
  • 通讯作者: Li-Wen Tian,e-mail:lwtian@smu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This work was financially supported by the State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. P2015-KF07), Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China (No. 201607010147), and Guangdong Medical Science Foundation (No. A2015225).

Steroidal Saponins from the Genus Smilax and Their Biological Activities

Li-Wen Tian1, Zhen Zhang1, Hai-Lan Long1, Ying-Jun Zhang2   

  1. 1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:2017-04-16 Revised:2017-06-12 Online:2017-08-24 Published:2018-02-07
  • Supported by:
    This work was financially supported by the State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. P2015-KF07), Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China (No. 201607010147), and Guangdong Medical Science Foundation (No. A2015225).

摘要: The Smilax species, widely distributed in tropical region of the world and the warm areas of East Asia and North America, are extensively used as folk medicine to treat inflammatory disorders. Chemical investigation on Smilax species showed they are rich sources of steroidal saponins with diversified structure types, including spirostane, isospirostane, furostane, pregnane, and cholestane. This review mainly summarizes the steroidal saponins (1-104) reported from the genus Smilax between 1967 and 2016, and their biological activities. The relationship between structures of steroidal saponins and related biological activities were briefly discussed.

关键词: Smilax, Steroidal saponins, Biological activities

Abstract: The Smilax species, widely distributed in tropical region of the world and the warm areas of East Asia and North America, are extensively used as folk medicine to treat inflammatory disorders. Chemical investigation on Smilax species showed they are rich sources of steroidal saponins with diversified structure types, including spirostane, isospirostane, furostane, pregnane, and cholestane. This review mainly summarizes the steroidal saponins (1-104) reported from the genus Smilax between 1967 and 2016, and their biological activities. The relationship between structures of steroidal saponins and related biological activities were briefly discussed.

Key words: Smilax, Steroidal saponins, Biological activities