Overview of Sesquiterpenes and Chromones of Agarwood Originating from Four Main Species of the Genus

Overview

Journal RSC Adv

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 May 6

PMID 35520206

Authors

Mei Gao

Xiaomin Han

Ying Sun

Hongjiang Chen

Yun Yang

YangYang Liu

Hui Meng

Zhihui Gao

Yanhong Xu

Zheng Zhang

Jianping Han

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Abstract

The main chemical constituents of agarwood are sesquiterpenes and chromones, which can be divided into different categories depending on their molecular skeletons. Agarwoods are obtained from different plant species: , , , and . In this review, we systematically summarized the structures of 367 compounds isolated from agarwoods originating from four main species. We structurally classified all the components into 11 different types and summarized the number of compounds in each type. Different and identical components were obtained by enumerating the chemical compositions of the different species. Knowledge regarding the chemical constituents of agarwoods of different species will aid understanding of the chemical compositions of agarwoods and will subsequently identify similar compounds that can serve as standards for quality control to provide a reference for future studies on agarwoods from different species and to increase their usefulness.

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