Artemisinin Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Molecules. 2021 Oct 8;26(19):6088. doi: 10.3390/molecules26196088.
Biflavonoids, composed of two monoflavonoid residues, occur naturally in angiosperms, bryophytes, ferns, and gymnosperms. More than 592 biflavonoids have been structurally elucidated, and they can be classified into two groups of C-C and C-linear fragments-C, based on whether the linker between the two residues contains an atom. As the linker can be established on two arbitrary rings from different residues, the C-C type contains various subtypes, as does the C-linear fragment-C type. Biflavonoids have a wide range of pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, antidiabetic, antitumor, and cytotoxic properties, and they can be applied in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. This review mainly summarizes the distribution and chemistry of biflavonoids; additionally, their bioactivities, pharmacokinetics, and synthesis are discussed.
双黄酮类化合物由两个单黄酮类残基组成,存在于被子植物、苔藓植物、蕨类植物和裸子植物中。已经确定了超过 592 种双黄酮类化合物的结构,根据两个残基之间的连接体是否含有原子,它们可以分为 C-C 和 C-线性片段-C 两类。由于连接体可以在来自不同残基的两个任意环上建立,因此 C-C 型包含各种亚型,C-线性片段-C 型也是如此。双黄酮类化合物具有广泛的药理活性,包括抗炎、抗氧化、抗菌、抗病毒、抗糖尿病、抗肿瘤和细胞毒性作用,可应用于阿尔茨海默病和帕金森病。本综述主要总结了双黄酮类化合物的分布和化学性质;此外,还讨论了它们的生物活性、药代动力学和合成。