Research advances on biological activities of tanshinone IIA-a mini review

Yan Zhong; Man Li Zhang; Jin Sheng Qi; Qing Wen Shi; Hiromasa Kiyota

doi:10.2174/1570193X13666160614084004

Research advances on biological activities of tanshinone IIA-a mini review

Yan Zhong, Man Li Zhang, Jin Sheng Qi, Qing Wen Shi, Hiromasa Kiyota

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Abstract

Tanshinone IIA is a principal constituent of a dried root or rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen or Tanshen in Chinese). This plant has been widely used as traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of several diseases for thousands of years. This review describes biological activities reported for tanshinone IIA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	305-311
Number of pages	7
Journal	Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2174/1570193X13666160614084004
Publication status	Published - Aug 1 2016

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Keywords

Antitumor agents
Antiviral activity
Danshen
Quinones
Tanshinone Ila
Terpenoids

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Organic Chemistry

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Zhong, Y., Zhang, M. L., Qi, J. S., Shi, Q. W., & Kiyota, H. (2016). Research advances on biological activities of tanshinone IIA-a mini review. Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, 13(4), 305-311. https://doi.org/10.2174/1570193X13666160614084004

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