A REVIEW ARICLE ON SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTY OF SOME NOVEL BUTENOLIDE DERIVATIVES
About Authors:
Rajender Kumar1*,Dr.Sukhbir L.Khokara2,
1Department of Pharmacy, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.) 173229
2Institute of pharmaceutical sciences, Kurukshetra University,
Kurukshetra, Harayana-136119
*rajkaushal13@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Butenolides (furanones) consist of unsaturated γ- lactone which occur in plants as glycosides. There is a group of steroids which contain α,β unsaturated butenolide ring in the side chain such steroids are known as cardenolides. The presence of γ - lactone ring contain natural products like Goniobutenolides A & B ,Digitoxigenin and lignans. These compound have biological properties like antibiotic, antitumor, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial and medicinal uses like fungicides, bactericides and allergic inhibitor.