Chemistry of the Genus Plectranthus.docVIP

Molecules 2002, 7, 271–301 molecules ISSN 1420-3049 Review Chemistry of the Genus Plectranthus M. Abdel-Mogib,* H.A. Albar and S.M. Batterjee Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-21589, P.O. Box 80203, Saudi Arabia. * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: mamdouh_m@ Received: 21 May 2000; in revised form 11 September 2000 / Accepted: 15 February 2002 / Published: 28 February 2002 Abstract: This review presents the phytochemical constituents of the genus Plectranthus reported up to 1999. Only a tetrameric derivative of ca