Most Artocarpus (Moraceae) plants are used as traditional folk medicine and have great medical value. In recent years

a large number of prenylated phenolic compounds with significant bioactivities were isolated from Artocarpus

which attracted many attentions of phytochemical researchers. The recent reports on chemical structures and pharmacological effects of chemical constituents from genus Artocarpus were searched by SciFinder and the retrieve results were analyzed. The results showed that more than 70 new compounds were reported from Artocarpus plants in recent five years. Most of these compounds is isoprenylated phenolic compounds

including flavones

flavanones

chalcones

dihydrochalcones

xanthones

aurones

flavan-3-ols

2-arylbenzofuran derivative

and 1

2-diphenylethylene. These compounds have anti-inflammatory

antibacterial

antioxidant

antitumor

cytotoxic

resistant trypanosomes and plasmodium

inhibiting pancreatic lipase

inhibiting tyrosinase

inhibiting xanthine oxidase

inhibiting-glucosidase and inhibiting melanin production activity. The paper reviews the new chemical compounds of Artocarpus plants and their bioactivities

which would provide references for the development and utilization of Artocarpus plants.