Systematic Review of Chemical Constituents in the Genus Lycium (Solanaceae)
Dan Qian,
Yaxing Zhao,
Guang Yang,
Luqi Huang
Affiliations
Dan Qian
Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
Yaxing Zhao
School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Guang Yang
The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
Luqi Huang
The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
The Lycium genus is widely used as a traditional Chinese medicine and functional food. Many of the chemical constituents of the genus Lycium were reported previously. In this review, in addition to the polysaccharides, we have enumerated 355 chemical constituents and nutrients, including 22 glycerogalactolipids, 29 phenylpropanoids, 10 coumarins, 13 lignans, 32 flavonoids, 37 amides, 72 alkaloids, four anthraquinones, 32 organic acids, 39 terpenoids, 57 sterols, steroids, and their derivatives, five peptides and three other constituents. This comprehensive study could lay the foundation for further research on the Lycium genus.
