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The chemical composition of the Juniperus genus (1970-2004)

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Summary:Juniperus is an important genus widely distributed in the North hemisphere and it is used in folk medicine as well as source of cedarwood oil, a natural product with several industrial applications. The genus has attracted a great interest in the scientific communits and it has been the subject ofmore than 320 published phytochemical studies in the last 35 years. It is mainly a source of sesquiterpenes, diterpenes and lignans, some of them with very promising biological activities. The compounds identified from Juniperus species during the period 1970-2004, except essential oils fractions, are compiled in this report togetherwith the biological activities of the Juniperus extracts and of the isolated pure compounds.
Main Authors:Seca, Ana M. L.
Other Authors:Silva, Artur M. S.
Subject:Juniperus Flavonoids Sesquiterpenes Diterpenes Lignans
Year:2006
Country:Portugal
Document type:book part
Access type:restricted access
Associated institution:Universidade dos Açores
Language:English
Origin:Repositório da Universidade dos Açores

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