Natural Compounds, Pharmacological Activities, and Conservation of Eria (Orchidaceae)

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Natural compound; Pharmacological activities; Conservation

Abstract

Eria is one of the most important medicinal orchid genera. The present study aimed to summarise natural compounds, pharmacological activities, and conservation of Eria to reveal the potential of the genus as bioresources for natural product-based medicines and to highlight the importance of conservation of the genus in its development for bioresources for medicines. Eria contains 39 natural compounds from different classess of secondary metabolites including alkaloids (2), terpenoids (2), phenolic compounds (1), flavonoids (4), flavanone (2), bibenzyls (3), and phenanthrenes (8), tannins (2), sterols (3) steroids (1), coumarins (1), quinones (2), and others (8). Furthermore, Eria possesses various pharmacological activities including antioxidant, antinociceptive, antipyretic, antiinflammatory, and antibacterial activities. A vast array of bioactive compounds and pharmacological activities of Eria indicates that the genus has potential as bioresources of natural products to be developed as medicines. Erianin, a natural compound initially isolated from Eria carinata and further has been found in other orchid species, has been found to possess anticancer properties. In the development of Eria as bioresources for natural products for medicinal purposes, orchid conservation approach is required to ensure the long-term survival of the orchids and for the sustainable use of the orchids.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - S. Nurfadilah
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/22
TI  - Natural Compounds, Pharmacological Activities, and Conservation of Eria (Orchidaceae)
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Biology, Science and Education (IcoBioSE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 432
EP  - 449
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-166-1_54
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-166-1_54
ID  - Nurfadilah2023
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