Rubiaceae family belongs to the Gentianales, it contains 650 genera and 13,000 species and its worldwide distribution makes it the fourth largest angiosperms. Rubiaceae contains a large amount of anthraquinone compounds, especially in the roots. Anthraquinones are very important natural products with various bioactivities, including antibacterial, antiviral, cytotoxic and antitumor, which make it play an important role in recent research. In the previous study, many researchers have reported anthraquinones from Rubiaceae in different aspects. The present paper provides an overview of the bioactive properties of new naturally occurring anthraquinones and its structural diversity that have been isolated from the Rubiaceae family in recent years. The article covers the literature from 2007 to 2018, overall 95 new anthraquinones.

茜草科属于龙胆草属，拥有650属和13,000种，其全球分布使它成为第四大被子植物。茜草科含有大量蒽醌化合物，尤其是在根部。蒽醌是非常重要的天然产物，具有多种生物活性，包括抗菌，抗病毒，细胞毒和抗肿瘤，使其在最近的研究中发挥重要作用。在先前的研究中，许多研究人员从不同方面报道了茜草科的蒽醌。本文概述了近年来从茜草科中分离出的新的天然蒽醌的生物活性及其结构多样性。本文涵盖了2007年至2018年的文献，总共95种新的蒽醌。