简介：Naturalproducts(NPs)arecompoundsthatarederivedfromnaturalsourcessuchasplants,animals,andmicroisms.Therapeuticshasbenefitedfromnumerousdrugclassesderivedfromnaturalproductsources.TheBiopharmaceuticsDrugpositionClassificationSystem(BDDCS)wasproposedtoserveasabasisforpredictingtheimportanceoftransportersandenzymesindeterminingdrugbioavailabilityanddisposition.Itcategorizesdrugsintooneoffourbiopharmaceuticalclassesaccordingtotheirwatersolubilityandextentofmetabolism.Thepresentpaperreviews109drugsfromnaturalproductsources:29%belongtoclass1(highsolubility,extensivemetabolism),22%toclass2(lowsolubility,extensivemetabolism),40%toclass3(highsolubility,poormetabolism),and9%toclass4(lowsolubility,poormetabolism).HereinweevaluatedthecharacteristicsofNPsintermsofBDDCSclassforall109drugsaswellsasforsubsetsofNPsdrugsderivedfromplantsourcesasantibiotics.Inthe109NPsdrugs,wepiled32drugsfromplants,50%(16)oftotalinclass1,22%(7)inclass2and28%(9)inclass3,nonefoundinclass4;Meantime,theantibioticswerefound5(16%)inclass2,22(71%)inclass3,and4(13%)inclass4;nodrugwasfoundinclass1.Basedonthisclassification,weanticipateBDDCStoserveasausefuladjunctinevaluatingthepotentialcharacteristicsofnewnaturalproducts.