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A Review of the Ethnomedicinal Uses, Biological Activities, and Triterpenoids of Euphorbia Species

Molecules, 2020
The genus Euphorbia is one of the largest genera in the spurge family, with diversity in range, distribution, and morphology. The plant species in this genus are widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diseases, ranging from ...
Douglas Kemboi, Xolani K Peter, M. Langat, Jacqueline V Tembu   +3 more
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Optimization of Culture Condition for Ganoderic Acid Production in Ganoderma lucidum Liquid Static Culture and Design of a Suitable Bioreactor

Molecules, 2018
Ganoderma lucidum, a famous medicinal mushroom used worldwide, is a rich source of triterpenoids which, together with polysaccharides, are believed to be the main effective constituents of G. lucidum. With the increase of market demand, the wild resource
Gaosheng Hu, Manhuayun Zhai, Rong Niu, Xiaoqiang Xu, Qian Liu, Jingming Jia   +5 more
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Triterpenoids from Stem Bark of Dysoxylum excelsum and Their Cytotoxic Activity against MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, 2022
The diversity of structures of triterpenoids provides a variety of interesting pharmacological effects, one of them being anticancer. Sources of triterpenoids are found in Dysoxylum excelsum, it is still rarely studied, and it potentially contains ...
Sylvia Rachmawati Meilanie, Tri Mayanti, Nurlelasari Nurlelasari, Desi Harneti Putri Huspa, Rani Maharani, Achmad Zainuddin, Darwati Darwati, Euis Julaeha, Unang Supratman, Jamaludin Al Anshori   +9 more
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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, Li Wang, Xianyou Wang, Boxia Deng, Xing Hu, Juan Zou   +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, Yaozhu Jiang, Linhao Chen, Chun Li, Ying Wang   +4 more
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α-Glucosidase and Bacterial β-Glucuronidase Inhibitors from the Stems of Schisandra sphaerandra Staph

Pharmaceuticals, 2022
α-Glucosidase (AGS) is a therapeutic target for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that tends to complicate with other diseases. Some medications for the treatment of T2DM complications have the risk of inducing severe adverse reactions such as diarrhea via
Guiwei Rao, Hangfei Yu, Manlai Zhang, Yuchen Cheng, Kun Ran, Jianwei Wang, Bin Wei, Min Li, Weiguang Shan, Zhajun Zhan, Youmin Ying   +10 more
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Unveiling the pharmacological potential of plant triterpenoids in breast cancer management: an updated review

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer, the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women globally.
S. Aly, A. M. Elbadry, A. Doghish, H. El-Nashar   +3 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, Mat Ropi Mukhtar, A. Hamid A. Hadi, Khalijah Awang, Unang Supratman, Tri Mayanti   +5 more
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Supercritical CO₂ Extraction of Triterpenoids from Chaga Sterile Conk of Inonotus obliquus

Molecules, 2022
Triterpenoids are among the bioactive components of Chaga, the sterile conk of the medicinal fungus Inonotus obliquus. Supercritical fluid extraction of Chaga triterpenoids was carried out with supercritical CO2, while a modified Folch method was used as
Nghia Huynh, Gabriele Beltrame, Marko Tarvainen, Jukka-Pekka Suomela, Baoru Yang   +4 more
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Betulin and betulinic acid: triterpenoids derivatives with a powerful biological potential

Phytochemistry Reviews, 2019
Betulin, a pentacyclic triterpene and a plant pentacyclic triterpene metabolite, can be found in large quantities in the outer bark of the birches (Betula, Betulaceae).
Anna Hordyjewska, A. Ostapiuk, A. Horecka, J. Kurzepa   +3 more
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