Abstract
Medicinal plants of the Dendrobium genus are highly prized, and hence, methodologies have been developed to authenticate Dendrobium drugs from its adulterants. Many bioactive constituents of Dendrobium species have been identified. The macromolecules included lectins; the enzymes chalcone synthase, sucrose synthase, and cytokinin oxidase; and polysaccharides. The polysaccharides display immunomodulatory and hepatoprotective activities. Alkaloids exhibit antioxidant, anticancer, and neuroprotective activities. Other compounds manifest antioxidant, anticancer, and immunomodulatory.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1795-1803 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 10 Feb 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
User-Defined Keywords
- Dendrobium
- Constituents
- Bioactivity
- Medicinal plants