Complexation between oleanolic and maslinic acids with native and modified cyclodextrins [PDF]
, 2018 Oleanolic (OA) and maslinic (MA) acids are two natural triterpenoids with a wide range of beneficial effects for human health. However, their low solubility and permeability make their application in the food or industry difficult. The complexation of OA
López Miranda, Santiago
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Determination of the Five Main Terpenoids in Different Tissues of Wolfiporia cocos
Molecules, 2018 Wolfiporia cocos is a fungus containing triterpenoids and is widely used as an herbal medicine. However, it is unknown whether its main triterpenoid contents differ in different tissues.
Ming Fu +5 more
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Applications of protein engineering in the microbial synthesis of plant triterpenoids
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2023 Triterpenoids are a class of natural products widely used in fields related to medicine and health due to their biological activities such as hepatoprotection, anti-inflammation, anti-viral, and anti-tumor.
Yan Luo +4 more
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Diverse Phytochemicals and Bioactivities in the Ancient Fruit and Modern Functional Food Pomegranate (Punica granatum). [PDF]
, 2017 Having served as a symbolic fruit since ancient times, pomegranate (Punica granatum) has also gained considerable recognition as a functional food in the modern era. A large body of literature has linked pomegranate polyphenols, particularly anthocyanins
Tian, Li, Wu, Sheng
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A seed-specific regulator of triterpene saponin biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula [PDF]
, 2020 Plants produce a vast array of defense compounds to protect themselves from pathogen attack or herbivore predation. Saponins are a specific class of defense compounds comprising bioactive glycosides with a steroidal or triterpenoid aglycone backbone. The
Arendt, Philipp +11 more
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Antifeedant Triterpenoids from the Seeds and Bark of Lansium domesticum cv Kokossan (Meliaceae)
Molecules, 2011 Two tetranortriterpenoids, kokosanolide A (1) and C (2) were isolated from the seeds and three onoceranoid-type triterpenoids: kokosanolide B (3), 8,14-secogammacera-7,14-diene-3,21-dione (4) and a 1.5:0.5 mixture of 8,14-secogammacera-7,14(27)-diene-3 ...
Roekmiati Tjokronegoro +5 more
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Advances in Preventive Therapy for Estrogen-Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer. [PDF]
, 2014 Preventing breast cancer is an effective strategy for reducing breast cancer deaths. The purpose of chemoprevention (also termed preventive therapy) is to reduce cancer incidence by use of natural, synthetic, or biological agents.
Brown, Powel H, Litzenburger, Beate C
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Synthesis and Cytotoxic Potential of 3-Oxo-19β-trifluoroacetoxy-18αH-oleane-28-oic Acid
Molbank, 2021 Trifluoroacetic acid-promoted Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement of betulonic acid carboxamide led to the formation of the expected 19β,28-lactam along with a new germanicane-type 3-oxo-19β-trifluoroacetoxy-18αH-oleane-28-oic acid.
Elmira F. Khusnutdinova +2 more
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Chytridiomycosis of marine diatoms : the role of stress physiology and resistance in parasite-host recognition and accumulation of defense molecules [PDF]
, 2017 Little is known about the role of chemotaxis in the location and attachment of chytrid zoospores to potential diatom hosts. Hypothesizing that environmental stress parameters affect parasite-host recognition, four chytrid-diatom tandem cultures ...
Karsten, Ulf +4 more
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Applied Sciences, 2019 Antrodia camphorata (AC) is a precious medicinal mushroom native to Taiwan and famous for its excellent pharmacological activity. A ball mill assisted mechanochemical extraction method was applied in the extraction of triterpenoids from Antrodia ...
Rongjun He +4 more
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