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Chemical Constituents of Bryophyta

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More than 14,000 species belonging to the Bryophyta (mosses) are known, but, only a small percentage of these taxa have been analyzed chemically (40). In particular, the distribution of flavonoids in the Bryophyta has been studied by a German group (250). The distribution of terpenoids, simple benzoic, cinnamic, and phthalic acid derivatives, coumarins, and some nitrogen-containing aromatic compounds, the benzonaphthoxanthenones, has been investigated from several species of the Bryophyta. One of the most interesting recent discoveries concerning the chemical constituents of the Bryophyta is that Plagiomnium acutum (Mniaceae), belonging to the Eubryales, produces enantiomers of sesqui- and diterpenoids of those found in higher plants (884).

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  2. Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Unit, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Str, 20-093, Lublin, Poland

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Asakawa, Y., Ludwiczuk, A., Nagashima, F. (2013). Chemical Constituents of Bryophyta. In: Chemical Constituents of Bryophytes. Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, vol 95. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1084-3_5

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