Immunomodulatory properties of triterpenes [PDF]
The immune system is one of the main defence mechanisms of the human body. Inadequacy of this system or immunodeficiency results in increased risk of infections and tumours, whereas over-activation of the immune system causes allergic or autoimmune disorders.
Gülin Renda +2 more
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Ganoderma luncidum (Leyss. ex Fr.) Karst. (GLK) has been used traditionally for the prevention and treatment of cancers or tumors for a long time in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Wei Cao +8 more
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Phenolics, depsides and triterpenes from the chilean lichen pseudocyphellaria nudata (zahlbr.) D.J. Galloway [PDF]
Indexación: ScieloThe lichen Pseudocyphellaria nudata is a species endemic to southern South América. From the lichen tallus, methyl orsellinate, 2-methoxy-3,6-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, methyl-evernate, tenuiorin, hopan-6ß,22-diol and hopan-6α,76 ...
Cuellar, M. +4 more
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An overview of anti-diabetic plants used in Gabon: Pharmacology and Toxicology [PDF]
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Ethnopharmacological relevance: The management of diabetes mellitus management in African communities, especially in Gabon, is not well established as more than 60% of population rely on traditional treatments as ...
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Triterpenes and Triterpene Saponins from the Stems of Akebia trifoliata.
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Yoshihiro, Mimaki +5 more
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Optimization of process conditions for Ganoderma lucidum triterpenes production from Panax notoginseng residues by solid-state fermentation [PDF]
The effects of fermentation temperature, inoculum and fermentation time on Ganoderma lucidum triterpenes production from Panax notoginseng residues by the solid-state fermentation were investigated by the single factor tests, and the fermentation process
TAN Xiandong, CAI Kunyou, WANG Lang, ZOU Jian, CHEN Xinying, CHEN Xiangchu
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Fruit characteristics and cuticle triterpenes as related to postharvest quality of highbush blueberries [PDF]
Chilean fresh blueberries take 20-50 days to arrive by boat to the Northern hemisphere, softening and dehydration being the main defects upon arrival. The effect of maturity at harvest (75% blue, 100% blue, and overripe) on cuticular triterpene content ...
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Steroidal Triterpenes of Cholesterol Synthesis [PDF]
Cholesterol synthesis is a ubiquitous and housekeeping metabolic pathway that leads to cholesterol, an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes, required for proper membrane permeability and fluidity. The last part of the pathway involves steroidal triterpenes with cholestane ring structures.
Ačimovič, Jure, Rozman, Damjana
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Investigation of the methanol extract of the poroid fungus Fuscoporia torulosa resulted in the isolation of a novel triterpene, fuscoporic acid (1), together with inoscavin A and its previously undescribed Z isomer (2 and 3), 3,4-dihydroxy-benzaldehide ...
Zoltán Béni +7 more
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Pomace Olive Oil Concentrated in Triterpenic Acids Restores Vascular Function, Glucose Tolerance and Obesity Progression in Mice [PDF]
Pomace olive oil, an olive oil sub-product, is a promising source of bioactive triterpenoids such as oleanolic acid and maslinic acid. Considering the vascular actions of pomace olive oil and the potential effects of the isolated oleanolic acid on ...
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