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Review
. 2016 Jul 29;21(8):991.
doi: 10.3390/molecules21080991.

Phenylethanoid Glycosides: Research Advances in Their Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activity and Pharmacokinetics

Zhenzhen Xue  1 , Bin Yang  2
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Review

Phenylethanoid Glycosides: Research Advances in Their Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activity and Pharmacokinetics

Zhenzhen Xue et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

Phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs) are widely distributed in traditional Chinese medicines as well as in other medicinal plants, and they were characterized by a phenethyl alcohol (C₆-C₂) moiety attached to a β-glucopyranose/β-allopyranose via a glycosidic bond. The outstanding activity of PhGs in diverse diseases proves their importance in medicinal chemistry research. This review summarizes new findings on PhGs over the past 10 years, concerning the new structures, their bioactivities, including neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial and antivirus, cytotoxic, immunomodulatory, and enzyme inhibitory effects, and pharmacokinetic properties.

Keywords: bioactivity; novel structures; pharmacokinetics; phenylethanoid glycosides.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The new phenylethanoid glycosides with varied core structures or special substituents.
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The new phenylethanoid glycosides with varied core structures or special substituents.
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The new phenylethanoid glycosides with varied core structures or special substituents.
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