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Nat Prod Commun

Title:		"Pungent and bitter, cytotoxic and antiviral terpenoids from some bryophytes and inedible fungi"
Author(s):		Asakawa Y; Nagashima F; Hashimoto T; Toyota M; Ludwiczuk A; Komala I; Ito T; Yagi Y;
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Journal Title:		Nat Prod Commun
Year:		2014
Volume:		9
Issue:		3
Page Number:		409 - 417
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ISSN/ISBN:		1934-578X (Print) 1555-9475 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Most liverworts elaborate characteristic odiferous, pungent and bitter tasting compounds many of which show antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, allergenic contact dermatitis, cytotoxic, insecticidal, anti-HIV, superoxide anion radical release, plant growth regulatory, neurotrophic, NO production inhibitory, muscle relaxant, antiobesity, piscicidal and nematocidal activities. Several inedible mushrooms produce female spider pheromones, strong antioxidant, and cytotoxic compounds. The present paper is concerned with the extraction and isolation of terpenoids from some bryophytes and inedible fungi and their pungent and bitter taste, and cytotoxic and antiviral activity"
Keywords:		Antineoplastic Agents/*chemistry Antiviral Agents/*chemistry Bryophyta/*chemistry Fungi/*chemistry Molecular Structure Terpenes/*chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineAsakawa, Yoshinori Nagashima, Fumihiro Hashimoto, Toshihiro Toyota, Masao Ludwiczuk, Agnieszka Komala, Ismiarni Ito, Takuya Yagi, Yasuyuki eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review 2014/04/03 Nat Prod Commun. 2014 Mar; 9(3):409-17"