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beta-elemene

Known as: (1S,2S,4R)-2,4-diisopropenyl-1-methyl-1-vinylcyclohexane, (1alpha,2beta,4beta)-1-Methyl-2,4-bis(methylvinyl)-1- vinylcyclohexane 
One of the isomers of elemene, a lipid soluble sesquiterpene and the active component isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb Rhizoma zedoariae with… 
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2014
2014
Chemical Compositions and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Hornstedtia havilandii (Zingiberaceae)
The chemical compositions and antimicrobial activity of the fresh rhizome and flower oils of Hornstedtia havilandii were studied… 
2013
2013
Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Three Essential Oils from Curcuma wenyujin
Curcuma wenyujin is a traditional medicinal plant in China. The non-steamed rhizomes, steamed rhizomes and steamed roots of this… 
2013
2013
More Insight into the Chemical Composition of Greek Propolis; Differences and Similarities with Turkish Propolis
We aimed to determine the differences and similarities between Greek and Turkish propolis with respect to their chemical… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
beta-Elemene, a novel plant-derived antineoplastic agent, increases cisplatin chemosensitivity of lung tumor cells by triggering apoptosis.
beta-Elemene, a new plant-derived anticancer agent with low toxicity, has been reported to be effective in the treatment of… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
In vitro combination characterization of the new anticancer plant drug beta-elemene with taxanes against human lung carcinoma.
Beta-elemene has recently raised interest in P.R. China as a novel antitumor plant drug isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb… 
2007
2007
Analysis of volatile components of Curcuma sichuanensis X. X. Chen by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Antitumor effect of beta-elemene in non-small-cell lung cancer cells is mediated via induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptotic cell death.
  • G. WangX. Li Q. Li
  • Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 22581721
Beta-elemene is a novel anticancer drug, which was extracted from the ginger plant. However, the mechanism of action of beta… 
2004
2004
Sesquiterpenes of the liverwort Scapania undulata.
2001
2001
[beta-elemene induces apoptosis of K562 leukemia cells].
  • L. ZouW. LiuL. Yu
  • Zhonghua zhong liu za zhi [Chinese journal of…
  • 2001
  • Corpus ID: 40343544
OBJECTIVE To investigate the apoptosis-inducing effect of beta-elemene on K562 leukemia cells. METHODS Hoechst 33342 and PI… 
1999
1999
[Preliminary study on the antitumor immuno-protective mechanism of beta-elemene].
  • W. WuK. LiuX. Tang
  • Zhonghua zhong liu za zhi [Chinese journal of…
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 46091693
OBJECTIVE To study the antitumor effects and their molecular mechanism of beta-elemene, which is one of the effective monomers of… 
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