Ginkgo-biloba extracts

Medicinal Chemistry of Bioactive Natural Products Edited by Xiao-Tian Liang and Wei-Shuo Fang Copyright 2006 John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY OF GINKGOLIDES FROM GINKGO BILOBA 

MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY OF GINKGO .IDES FROM GINKGO BILOBA 

It is not understood which components of EGb 761 are efficacious, but it is assumed that the major components flavonoids and terpene trilactones play important roles. However, when dealing with effects in the CNS, it is assumed that the flavonoids do not penetrate the blood-brain barrier whereas it has been 

The structural studies by Nakanishi et al. that led to the discovery of the structures of ginkgolides rank among the greatest achievements in natural products research, and the fascinating account of these studies has been given elsewhere.  

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