PJB-2011-428
CHEMISTRY OF SOME SPECIES GENUS LANTANA
HIDAYAT HUSSAIN1*, JAVID HUSSAIN1,2*, AHMED AL-HARRASI1 AND ZABTA KHAN SHINWARI3
Abstract
This review presents the currently known phytochemical constituents of the genus Lantana; a total of 160 natural compounds have been included. Lantana is free from diterpenoids and rich in essential oils. Monoterpenes, triterpenes, flavones coumarin, steroids, iridoid glycosides, and caffeic acid derivatives are reported from Lantana. Triterpenes and flavones are the more common secondary metabolites in Lantana. Lantana plants are used in folk medicine in many parts of the world. The genus Lantana also produces a number of metabolites in high quantities and some have been shown to possess useful biological activities. The ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and toxicity of Lantana are considered. The biological activities exhibited by some of the metabolites are discussed and the results of recent studies on the triterpene inhibitors of human a-thrombin discovered in this plant are presented.
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