A review on the structure and pharmacological activity of phenylethanoid glycosides

• Published in: European journal of medicinal chemistry Vol. 209; p. 112563
• Main Authors: Tian, Xiu-Yu, Li, Mao-Xing, Lin, Tong, Qiu, Yan, Zhu, Yu-Ting, Li, Xiao-Lin, Tao, Wen-Di, Wang, Peng, Ren, Xiao-Xia, Chen, Li-Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01-01-2021
• Subjects: Animals; Asteraceae - chemistry; Biochemical synthesis; Content determination; Drug Discovery; Glycosides - chemistry; Glycosides - pharmacology; Humans; Pharmacological activities; Phenylethanoid glycosides; Phenylethyl Alcohol - chemistry; Phenylethyl Alcohol - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plants - chemistry; Scrophulariaceae - chemistry; Separation and purification; Toxicity; Biochemical synthesis; Content determination; Pharmacological activities; Toxicity; Separation and purification; Phenylethanoid glycosides
• ISSN: 0223-5234; 1768-3254
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112563

Phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs) are compounds made of phenylethyl alcohol, caffeic acid and glycosyl moieties. The first published references about phenylethanoid glycosides concerned the isolation of echinacoside from Echinaceu ungustifolia (Asteraceae) in 1950 and verbascoside from Verbascum sinuatum (Scrophulariaceae) in 1963. Over the past 60 years, many compounds with these structural characteristics have been isolated from natural sources, and most of these compounds possess significant bioactivities, including antibacterial, antitumor, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, neuro-protective, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and immunomodulatory activities, among others. In this review, we will summarize the phenylethanoid glycosides described in recent papers and list all the compounds that have been isolated over the past few decades. We will also attempt to present and assess recent studies about the separation, extraction, determination, and pharmacological activity of the excellent natural components, phenylethanoid glycosides.
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•The specific information of 375 phenylethanol glycosides were listed in table.•The methods for extraction, separation, determination and pharmacological research of phenylethanol glycosides were summarized.•The pharmacological activities of phenylethanol glycosides reported were summarized in this review.