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… (More)
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2010
2010
Antineoplastic effect of beta-elemene on prostate cancer cells and other types of solid tumour cells.
OBJECTIVES beta-Elemene, a natural compound extracted from over 50 different Chinese medicinal herbs and plants, has been… (More)
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2010
2010
Beta-elemene inhibits melanoma growth and metastasis via suppressing vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated angiogenesis
It was to assess antiangiogenic effect of β-elemene in vitro and in vivo, and it was involved in inhibiting melanoma growth and… (More)
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2008
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2008
Anti-tumor effect of beta-elemene in glioblastoma cells depends on p38 MAPK activation.
beta-Elemene, a natural plant drug extracted from Curcuma wenyujin, has been used as an antitumor drug for different tumors… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
The rice (E)-beta-caryophyllene synthase (OsTPS3) accounts for the major inducible volatile sesquiterpenes.
Terpenoids serve as both constitutive and inducible defense chemicals in many plant species, and volatile terpenes participate in… (More)
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2006
2006
The synthesis and anti-proliferative effects of beta-elemene derivatives with mTOR inhibition activity.
Fourteen beta-elemene derivatives containing a piperazine, a morpholine, a tetrahydropyrrole, a thiophenylethylamine, or a… (More)
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2006
2006
Assessing the quality of RCTs on the effect of beta-elemene, one ingredient of a Chinese herb, against malignant tumors.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for Elemene injections, one ingredient of Chinese herb… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Essential oil analysis and anticancer activity of leaf essential oil of Croton flavens L. from Guadeloupe.
The leaf essential oil of Croton flavens L., a native plant from the Caribbean area used in traditional medicine, was extracted… (More)
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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.
Beta-elemene is a novel anticancer drug, which was extracted from the ginger plant. However, the mechanism of action of beta… (More)
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2001
2001
[beta-elemene induces apoptosis of K562 leukemia cells].
OBJECTIVE To investigate the apoptosis-inducing effect of beta-elemene on K562 leukemia cells. METHODS Hoechst 33342 and PI… (More)
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1999
1999
[Preliminary study on the antitumor immuno-protective mechanism of beta-elemene].
OBJECTIVE To study the antitumor effects and their molecular mechanism of beta-elemene, which is one of the effective monomers of… (More)
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