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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (20): 30-34.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb15120166

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Secondary Metabolites of Baphicacanthus cusia (NeeS) Bremek

Zeng Meijuan1,2, Diao Yong1   

  1. (1Institute of Molecular Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou Fujian 362021;2Zhangzhou Health Vocational College, Zhangzhou Fujian 363000)
  • Received:2015-12-29 Revised:2016-06-25 Accepted:2016-02-25 Online:2016-07-15 Published:2016-07-15

Abstract: Baphicacanthus cusia (NeeS) Bremek is a commonly used genuine medicinal material, its underground rhizome and root are often used as raw materials to produce radix isatidis and relative preparations, and have a variety of functions. It has been documented that most active ingredients of medicinal plants are their secondary metabolites. However, researches on the secondary metabolism of Baphicacanthus cusia (NeeS) Bremek are rarely reported. In this paper, characteristics and functions of three kinds of secondary metabolites of Baphicacanthus cusia (NeeS) Bremek including phenols, terpenes and nitrogenous compounds are reviewed to provide a theoretical basis for the research on formation mechanism of active ingredients in Baphicacanthus cusia (NeeS) Bremek and to lay a foundation for germplasm innovation of Baphicacanthus cusia (NeeS) Bremek .

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