Chemistry of Bamboo Phyllostachys Genus: A Mini Review

Ibrahim, Ahmed K.; Abdelhameed, Reda F.A.; Habib, Eman S.; Badr, Jihan M.

doi:10.21608/rpbs.2021.56809.1089

Chemistry of Bamboo Phyllostachys Genus: A Mini Review

Document Type : Mini-reviews

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¹ Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.

² Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

³ pharmacognosy department,faculty of pharmacy,Suez canal university,Ismailia,Egypt.

10.21608/rpbs.2021.56809.1089

Abstract

For several drugs in use, nature is still a valuable source. Natural product screening is among the most reliable ways to produce new products. Bamboo plant is widespread all over the world. It has approximately 75 genera and 1250 species. Phytochemical investigation of Bamboo Phyllostachys genus has revealed the existence of a broad range of bioactive compounds, which include flavonoids, phenolic glycosides, phenolic acids, glycosides and sterols. This review study showed that secondary metabolites identified in Bamboo Phyllostachys genus were including flavonoids, lignans, phenolic glycosides, phenolic acids and sterols.

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