Peres, ValdirNagem, Tanus JorgeOliveira, Fernando Faustino de2012-05-282012-05-282000PERES, V.; NAGEM, T. J.; OLIVEIRA, F. F. de. Tetraoxygenated naturally occurring xanthones. Phytochemistry, v. 55, n. 7, p. 683-710, dez. 2000. Disponível em: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031942200003034>. Acesso em: 28 maio 2012.00319422http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/794This review, with 350 references, gives information on the chemical study of 234 naturally occurring tetraoxygenated xanthones in 12 families, 53 genus and 182 species of higher plants, and two which are described as fungal and lichen metabolites. The value of these groups of substances in connection with pharmacological activity and therapeutic use of some species is described. The structural formulas of 135 isolated compounds, and their distribution, are also given.pt-BRXanthoneTetraoxygenated xanthonessPharmacological activityFungusLichenArtigo publicado em periodicoO Periódico Phytochemistry concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3307241004939