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CORREIA, Suzimone de J.; DAVID, Juceni P.  e  DAVID, Jorge M.. Secundary metabolites from species of Anacardiaceae. Quím. Nova [online]. 2006, vol.29, n.6, pp. 1287-1300. ISSN 0100-4042.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422006000600026.

This review describes some aspects of the family Anacardiaceae dealing with the presence and distribution of secondary metabolites in the main genera of this family and their biological activities. It reports the occurrence of different natural compounds present in their species with special emphasis on phenolic lipids, flavonoids and triterpenes that are typical metabolites of this family.

Palavras-chave : Anacardiaceae; phenolic lipids; flavonoids.