Liverworts (Hepaticae) contain various sesquiterpene lactones and acetogenin lactones which show occasionally interesting biological activity and are of very valuable for the chemosystematic study of liverworts.The distribution of the sesquiterpene lactones and acetogenin lactones in liverworts and their biological activity and chemosystematics of the Frullania, Plagochila and Porella are reviewed.
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