Terpenoids from Iranian Salvia Species

Abstract

Apart from their common constituents (terpenoids and flavonoids) and their interesting biological activities, the genus Salvia is unusual as it is the only genus in the Labiatae that contains sesterterpenes (C25). Since these rare and interesting compounds were, for the first time, isolated and identified from Iranian Salvia species by the senior author, their NMR spectroscopic data are briefly reviewed. The terpenoid constituents of the Iranian Salvia species are also summarized.

Abietane Diterpenoids from Salvia sahendica – Antiprotozoal Activity and Determination of Their Absolute Configurations

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A new rearranged tricyclic abietane diterpenoid from Salvia chloroleuca Rech. f. & Allen

“…From a phytochemical perspective, the main secondary metabolites of Salvia species are terpenoids and flavonoids (Topc u 2006;Rustaiyan et al 2007). Among terpenoids, diterpenes are the largest group, classified into subgroups, such as abietane, clerodane, pimarane and labdane (Wu et al 2012).…”

Assignment of absolute configuration of 8α‐hydroxy‐13‐hydroperoxylabd‐14,17‐dien‐19,16;23,6α‐diolide by computed NMR chemical shifts

“…Salvia is the largest genus in the Labiatae family, and its species are important plants that are widely used in the traditional medicine and perfume industry . This genus is a rich source of structural variety of terpenoids and is a single genus in the Labiatae that produces sesterpenoids, related to marine sponges and algae . Some of these compounds were extracted from Iranian species that are bicyclic and mainly sesterpene lactones .…”

“…[1] This genus is a rich source of structural variety of terpenoids and is a single genus in the Labiatae that produces sesterpenoids, related to marine sponges and algae. [2] Some of these compounds were extracted from Iranian species that are bicyclic and mainly sesterpene lactones. [3] Recently, Matloubi and coworkers reported the partial configuration of a new sesterterpene that has been extracted from Iranian salvia, 8a-hydroxy-13-hydroperoxylabd-14,17-dien-19,16;23,6a-diolide.…”