An ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review on lignans from Mexican Bursera spp.

Maria Carla Marcotullio; Massimo Curini; Judith X. Becerra

doi:10.3390/molecules23081976

An ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review on lignans from Mexican Bursera spp.

Maria Carla Marcotullio, Massimo Curini, Judith X. Becerra

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Abstract

The genus Bursera 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 Bursera plants.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1976
Journal	Molecules
Volume	23
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23081976
State	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bursera
Burseraceae
Lignans

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Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Molecular Medicine
Pharmaceutical Science
Drug Discovery
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

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