Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1351885 | Biochemical Systematics and Ecology | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Posidonia oceanica Delile is an endemic of the Mediterranean Sea. P. oceanica is one of the few marine higher plants of the Mediterranean and plays a significant role in coastal ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea. In the past, a number of phytochemical investigations with different focus were carried out. The results of these investigations are summarized and appraised here. A total of 51 natural products was reported from P. oceanica, including phenols, phenylmethane derivatives, phenylethane derivatives, phenylpropane derivatives and their esters, chalkones, flavonols, 5α-cholestanes, and cholest-5-enes. Many of the compounds reported for P. oceanica were, however, not detected by appropriate phytochemical methods and some most probably represent artifacts and are no genuine natural products.