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Triterpenes

Known as: Triterpenes [Chemical/Ingredient], triterpene 
National Institutes of Health

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2014
Review
2014
Triterpene biosynthesis in plants.
The triterpenes are one of the most numerous and diverse groups of plant natural products. They are complex molecules that are… Expand
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Lupeol, a novel anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer dietary triterpene.
  • M. Saleem
  • Cancer letters
  • 2009
    • Corpus ID: 24071170
In the Western world, an average of 250 mg per day of triterpenes (member of phytosterol family), largely derived from vegetable… Expand
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Pentacyclic triterpenes of the lupane, oleanane and ursane group as tools in cancer therapy.
Today cancer treatment is not only a question of eliminating cancer cells by induction of cell death. New therapeutic strategies… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Pentacyclic Triterpene Distribution in Various Plants – Rich Sources for a New Group of Multi-Potent Plant Extracts
Pentacyclic triterpenes are secondary plant metabolites widespread in fruit peel, leaves and stem bark. In particular the lupane… Expand
Review
2006
Review
2006
Limonoids: overview of significant bioactive triterpenes distributed in plants kingdom.
  • A. Roy, S. Saraf
  • Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin
  • 2006
    • Corpus ID: 8209223
The search for limonoids started long back when scientists started looking for the factor responsible for bitterness in citrus… Expand
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Biosynthetic diversity in plant triterpene cyclization.
Plants produce a wealth of terpenoids, many of which have been the tools of healers and chiefs for millennia. Recent research has… Expand
Review
2005
Review
2005
Medicinal plants and antimicrobial activity.
In the present paper, we analyze the past, present and future of medicinal plants, both as potential antimicrobial crude drugs as… Expand
Review
2004
Review
2004
Botryococcus braunii: a rich source for hydrocarbons and related ether lipids
This paper presents a review on Botryococcus braunii, a cosmopolitan green colonial microalga characterised by a considerable… Expand
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Supercritical fluid extraction in herbal and natural product studies - a practical review.
Due to increasingly stringent environmental regulations, supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) has gained wide acceptance in… Expand
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Enzyme Mechanisms for Polycyclic Triterpene Formation.
The mechanisms by which triterpene cyclases transform olefins into complex and biologically important polycyclic products have… Expand
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