Euphorbia-Derived Natural Products with Potential for Use in Health Maintenance

Biomolecules

Ericsson Coy-Barrera¹  Luísa Custódio²  Raffaele Capasso³  Sara Vitalini⁴  Marcello Iriti⁴  Maríade la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea⁵  Antonio Segura-Carretero⁵  WilliamC. Cho⁶  AdedayoO. Ademiluyi⁷  SundayI. Oyeleye⁷  Hubert Antolak⁸  Dorota Kręgiel⁸  Ewelina Pawlikowska⁸  Mariola Staniak⁹  Katarzyna Czopek⁹  Bahare Salehi^1,10  Javad Sharifi-Rad^1,11  AnaM. L. Seca^1,12 

[1] Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Campus Nueva Granada, Cajicá 250247, Colombia;Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Building 7, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal;Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy;Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Milan State University, via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy;Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain;Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China;Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340252, Nigeria;Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 171/173, 90-924 Lodz, Poland;Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland;Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam 44340847, Iran;Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol 61615-585, Iran;;cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/ Azorean Biodiversity Group &

关键词: Euphorbia;    essential oils;    extracts;    phytochemicals;    terpenoids;    bioactivity;    antimicrobial;    anti-inflammation;    anticancer;   

DOI  :  10.3390/biom9080337

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Euphorbia genus (Euphorbiaceae family), which is the third largest genus of angiosperm plants comprising ca. 2000 recognized species, is used all over the world in traditional medicine, especially in the traditional Chinese medicine. Members of this taxa are promptly recognizable by their specialized inflorescences and latex. In this review, an overview of Euphorbia-derived natural products such as essential oils, extracts, and pure compounds, active in a broad range of biological activities, and with potential usages in health maintenance, is described. The chemical composition of essential oils from Euphorbia species revealed the presence of more than 80 phytochemicals, mainly oxygenated sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons, while Euphorbia extracts contain secondary metabolites such as sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, sterols, flavonoids, and other polyphenols. The extracts and secondary metabolites from Euphorbia plants may act as active principles of medicines for the treatment of many human ailments, mainly inflammation, cancer, and microbial infections. Besides, Euphorbia-derived products have great potential as a source of bioactive extracts and pure compounds, which can be used to promote longevity with more health.

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