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Internal ID UUID6440465c238db122180407
Scientific name Swertia punicea
Authority Hemsl.
First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 140 (1890)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Swertia duclouxii Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 7: 81 (1911)

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 紫红獐牙菜
Chinese 水黄连
Chinese 土黄莲
Chinese 草龙胆
Chinese 水黄莲
Chinese 山飘儿草
Chinese 紫红獐芽菜
Chinese 苦胆草
Chinese 青叶胆

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Swertia punicea var. lutescens Franch. ex T.N.Ho Acta Biol. Plateau Sin. 1: 47 (1982)
Swertia punicea var. punicea Unknown

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001063903
Tropicos 13802915
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:371053-1
The Plant List tro-13802915
Open Tree Of Life 957037
NCBI Taxonomy 137131
IPNI 371053-1
GBIF 7270176
Freebase /m/0fqpzx_
EOL 2892753
Wikipedia Swertia_punicea

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Comparative chloroplast genomics of 34 species in subtribe Swertiinae (Gentianaceae) with implications for its phylogeny Yang L, Deng S, Zhu Y, Da Q BMC Plant Biol 28-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10044379
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04183-1
PMID:36977991
Ethnopharmacological Potential of Phytochemicals and Phytogenic Products against Human RNA Viral Diseases as Preventive Therapeutics Paul A, Chakraborty N, Sarkar A, Acharya K, Ranjan A, Chauhan A, Srivastava S, Singh AK, Rai AK, Mubeen I, Prasad R Biomed Res Int 20-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9970710
doi:10.1155/2023/1977602
PMID:36860811
Recent Advances on Natural Aryl-C-glycoside Scaffolds: Structure, Bioactivities, and Synthesis—A Comprehensive Review Liu CF Molecules 01-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9654268
doi:10.3390/molecules27217439
PMID:36364266
Medicinal plants’ proposed nanocomposites for the management of endocrine disorders Al Zarzour RH, Kamarulzaman EE, Saqallah FG, Zakaria F, Asif M, Abdul Razak KN Heliyon 18-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9520215
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10665
PMID:36185142
Comparative chloroplast genome analyses of 23 species in Swertia L. (Gentianaceae) with implications for its phylogeny Yang L, Li J, Zhou G Front Genet 31-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9470856
doi:10.3389/fgene.2022.895146
PMID:36118878
Market survey on the traditional medicine of the Lijiang area in Yunnan Province, China Zhang M, Li H, Wang J, Tang M, Zhang X, Yang S, Liu J, Li Y, Huang X, Li Z, Huang L J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9125852
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00532-w
PMID:35606860
Xanthone Biosynthetic Pathway in Plants: A Review Remali J, Sahidin I, Aizat WM Front Plant Sci 08-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9024401
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.809497
PMID:35463410
Phytomedicines to Target Hepatitis B Virus DNA Replication: Current Limitations and Future Approaches Sadiea RZ, Sultana S, Chaki BM, Islam T, Dash S, Akter S, Islam MS, Kazi T, Nagata A, Spagnuolo R, Mancina RM, Hossain MG Int J Mol Sci 30-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8836293
doi:10.3390/ijms23031617
PMID:35163539
Naturally Occurring Chromone Glycosides: Sources, Bioactivities, and Spectroscopic Features Amen Y, Elsbaey M, Othman A, Sallam M, Shimizu K Molecules 16-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8704703
doi:10.3390/molecules26247646
PMID:34946728
An Update on the Anticancer Activity of Xanthone Derivatives: A Review Kurniawan YS, Priyangga KT, Jumina, Pranowo HD, Sholikhah EN, Zulkarnain AK, Fatimi HA, Julianus J Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 11-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8625896
doi:10.3390/ph14111144
PMID:34832926
The Treatment of Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis by Tibetan Medicine Pan L, Gao J, Han Y, Shi Y, Tang X, Pu L, Lai X, Dongzhu R, Zhang J, Xiangmao Q, Pengcuo J Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 30-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8497101
doi:10.1155/2021/9502609
PMID:34630620
Xanthone Glucosides: Isolation, Bioactivity and Synthesis Huang Q, Wang Y, Wu H, Yuan M, Zheng C, Xu H Molecules 14-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8465223
doi:10.3390/molecules26185575
PMID:34577044
Chemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutic Potential of Swertiamarin – A Promising Natural Lead for New Drug Discovery and Development Muhamad Fadzil NS, Sekar M, Gan SH, Bonam SR, Wu YS, Vaijanathappa J, Ravi S, Lum PT, Dhadde SB Drug Des Devel Ther 21-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8233004
doi:10.2147/DDDT.S299753
PMID:34188450
Plant Extracts and Phytochemicals Targeting α-Synuclein Aggregation in Parkinson's Disease Models Javed H, Nagoor Meeran MF, Azimullah S, Adem A, Sadek B, Ojha SK Front Pharmacol 19-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6433754
doi:10.3389/fphar.2018.01555
PMID:30941047
Therapeutic Potential of Plants and Plant Derived Phytochemicals against Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury Subramanya SB, Venkataraman B, Meeran MF, Goyal SN, Patil CR, Ojha S Int J Mol Sci 28-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6321362
doi:10.3390/ijms19123776
PMID:30486484

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CCLET.2009.02.006
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 86821 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CCLET.2009.02.006
Sitogluside 5742590 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CCLET.2009.02.006
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(-)-Sweroside 161036 Click to see 358.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CCLET.2009.02.006
Swertiamarin 442435 Click to see 374.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CCLET.2009.02.006
Swertiapunimarin 192515 Click to see 520.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CCLET.2009.02.006
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
1,3,6,7-Tetrahydroxy-2-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-4-(1,4,8-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-9-oxoxanthen-2-yl)xanthen-9-one 78385502 Click to see 694.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80465-Q
1,3,6,7-Tetrahydroxy-4-(1,4,6,8-tetrahydroxy-9-oxoxanthen-2-yl)-2-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]xanthen-9-one 85124669 Click to see 680.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80465-Q
1,5-Dihydroxy-3-methoxy-8-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 5858086 Click to see 436.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.485
1,7-Dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone 5281634 Click to see 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50072A022
1,8-Dihydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyxanthone 5281653 Click to see 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50072A022
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CCLET.2009.02.006
3-O-Demethylswertipunicoside 10372399 Click to see 680.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100008R
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80465-Q
Decussatin 5378284 Click to see 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50072A022
Puniceaside B 49863991 Click to see C1CC(C2=C(C1O)OC3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C(=C3)O)C4=CC(=C5C(=C4O)C(=O)C6=C(C=C(C=C6O5)O)O)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O 684.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100008R
swertiabisxanthone I 24878847 Click to see C1=CC(=C2C(=C1O)OC3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C(=C3)O)C4=CC(=C5C(=C4O)C(=O)C6=C(C=C(C=C6O5)O)O)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O 680.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100008R
Swertianolin 5281662 Click to see 436.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.56.485
Swertipunicoside 5321573 Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C=C(C(=C3C2=O)O)C4=C5C(=C(C(=C4O)C6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O)C(=O)C7=CC(=C(C=C7O5)O)O)O)O 694.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80465-Q
https://doi.org/10.1021/JO00025A032
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides
Isovitexin 162350 Click to see 432.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S1674-6384(14)60011-3

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