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Triterpenes and antitubercular activity of Byrsonima crassa [PDF]

Química Nova, 2008
We evaluated the potential antitubercular activity of triterpenes obtained from leaves and bark of Byrsonima crassa. From chloroform extracts of the leaves, by bioassay-guided fractionation, we obtained mixtures of known triterpenes: α-amyrin, β
Celio Takashi Higuchi, Fernando Rogério Pavan, Clarice Queico Fujimura Leite, Miriam Sannomiya, Wagner Vilegas, Sergio Roberto de Andrade Leite, Luis Vitor S. Sacramento, Daisy Nakamura Sato   +7 more
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Inhibition of human neutrophil elastase by pentacyclic triterpenes.

PLoS ONE, 2013
ScopeInhibiting human neutrophil elastase (HNE) is a promising strategy for treating inflammatory lung diseases, such as H1N1 and SARS virus infections.
Li Feng, Xiaoyu Liu, Weiliang Zhu, Fujiang Guo, Yingchun Wu, Rui Wang, Kaixian Chen, Cheng Huang, Yiming Li   +8 more
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Two New Oleanane-Type Triterpenes Isolated from Japanese Post-Fermented Tea Produced by Anaerobic Microbial Fermentation

Molecules, 2013
Four triterpenes were isolated from a traditional Japanese tea product produced by anaerobic microbial fermentation of heated green tea leaves (Camellia sinensis).
Isao Kouno, Yosuke Matsuo, Takashi Tanaka, Yong-Lin Huang, Sachi Nagai, Yoshinori Saito   +5 more
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Unraveling the Impact of Six Pentacyclic Triterpenes Regulating Metabolic Pathways on Lung Carcinoma Cells

Pharmaceuticals
Recently, there has been great interest in plant-derived compounds known as phytochemicals. The pentacyclic oleanane-, ursane-, and lupane-type triterpenes are phytochemicals that exert significant activity against diseases like cancer.
Anamaris Torres-Sanchez, Grace Torres, Sthephanie Estrada, Daraishka Perez, Carlos Garcia, Melissa Milian, Eddian Velazquez, Valerie Molina, Yamixa Delgado   +8 more
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Effective Search of Triterpenes with Anti-HSV-1 Activity Using a Classification Model by Logistic Regression

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021
Natural products are an excellent source of skeletons for medicinal seeds. Triterpenes and saponins are representative natural products that exhibit anti-herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) activity.
Keiko Ogawa, Seikou Nakamura, Haruka Oguri, Kaori Ryu, Taichi Yoneda, Rumiko Hosoki   +5 more
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Therapeutic Potential of Centella asiatica and Its Triterpenes: A Review

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Centella asiatica (also known as Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. or Gotu kola) is a traditional Chinese medicine with extensive medicinal value, which is commonly used in Southeast Asian countries. This study aimed to summarize the effects of C. asiatica and
Bo-ju Sun, Lili Wu, You Wu, Chengfei Zhang, Lingling Qin, Misa Hayashi, Maya Kudo, Ming Gao, Tonghua Liu   +8 more
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Comprehensive metabolic profiling of Alismatis Rhizoma triterpenes in rats based on characteristic ions and a triterpene database

Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2021
Alismatis Rhizoma (AR) is widely used in Chinese medicine, and its major bioactive components, triterpenes, reportedly possess various pharmacological activities. Therefore, it is very important to study the metabolism of triterpenes in vivo.
Lu Wang, Sen Li, Jiaxin Li, Zhongzhe Cheng, Yulin Feng, Hui Ouyang, Zhifeng Du, Hongliang Jiang   +7 more
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Pristimerin, a triterpene that inhibits monoacylglycerol lipase activity, prevents the development of paclitaxel-induced allodynia in mice

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: Triterpenes such as euphol and pristimerin, which are plant secondary metabolites, were the first to be characterized as monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) inhibitors.
Altaf Al-Romaiyan, Willias Masocha
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Anticholinesterase and Antityrosinase Secondary Metabolites from the Fungus Xylobolus subpileatus

Molecules, 2023
Xylobolus subpileatus is a widely distributed crust fungus reported from all continents except Antarctica, although considered a rare species in several European countries. Profound mycochemical analysis of the methanol extract of X. subpileatus resulted
Kristóf Felegyi, Zsófia Garádi, Elżbieta Studzińska-Sroka, Viktor Papp, Imre Boldizsár, András Dancsó, Szabolcs Béni, Przemysław Zalewski, Attila Ványolós   +8 more
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Sterols and Triterpenes: Antiviral Potential Supported by In-Silico Analysis

Plants, 2020
The acute respiratory syndrome caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) caused severe panic all over the world. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already brought massive human suffering and major economic disruption and unfortunately, there is ...
Nourhan Hisham Shady, Khayrya A. Youssif, A. Sayed, L. Belbahri, T. Oszako, H. Hassan, U. Abdelmohsen   +6 more
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