Research progress on phloroglucinol terpenes from Eucalyptus genus and their antitumor mechanism / 中草药

Phloroglucinol terpenes are the mainly naturally active ingredients from Eucalyptus genus. Based on the modern pharmacological studies, phloroglucinol terpenes with unique polyketoditerpenoid skeleton have been confirmed to have the anticancer activity, which could be the important source to find the novel potential anticancer lead compounds. In this article, the structure, antitumor mechanism and activity of these known phloroglucinol terpenes from Eucalyptus genus were reviewed, which can provide the references for the following researches on the novel anticancer drugs of phloroglucinol terpenes.