Total Synthesis of Terpenes and Their Biological Significance: A Critical Review

Aqsa Kanwal; Muhammad Bilal; Nasir Rasool; Muhammad Zubair; Syed Adnan Ali Shah; Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria

doi:10.3390/ph15111392

Pharmaceuticals (Nov 2022)

Total Synthesis of Terpenes and Their Biological Significance: A Critical Review

Aqsa Kanwal,
Muhammad Bilal,
Nasir Rasool,
Muhammad Zubair,
Syed Adnan Ali Shah,
Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria

Affiliations

Aqsa Kanwal: Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Bilal: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
Nasir Rasool: Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Zubair: Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Syed Adnan Ali Shah: Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor Kampus Puncak Alam, Bandar Puncak Alam 42300, Selangor, Malaysia
Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria: Borneo Research on Algesia, Inflammation and Neurodegeneration (BRAIN) Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sabah Universiti Malaysia, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15111392
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 11
p. 1392

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Terpenes are a group of natural products made up of molecules with the formula (C5H8)n that are typically found in plants. They are widely employed in the medicinal, flavor, and fragrance industries. The total synthesis of terpenes as well as their origin and biological potential are discussed in this review.

Published in Pharmaceuticals

ISSN: 1424-8247 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pharmacy and materia medica
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceuticals/

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