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

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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.

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Juniperus Flavonoids Sesquiterpenes Diterpenes Lignans

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Seca, A. M. L.; Silva, A. M. S. "The chemical composition of the Juniperus genus (1970-2004)", In «Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants», Vol 16: Phytomedicines, J.N. Govil, V.K. Singh and R. Bhardwaj (Eds.), Studium Press LLC, Texas, Cap 20, 2006, 401-522. ISBN 0–9761849–8–2.

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J.N. Govil, V.K. Singh and R. Bhardwaj

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