Natural products of pentacyclic triterpenoids: from discovery to heterologous biosynthesis

Y Li, J Wang, L Li, W Song, M Li, X Hua… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2022 Pentacyclic triterpenoids are important natural bioactive substances
that are widely present in plants and fungi. They have significant medicinal efficacy, play an …

Harnessing oleanolic acid and its derivatives as modulators of metabolic nuclear receptors

MO Radwan, SF Kadasah, SM Aljubiri, AF Alrefaei… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nuclear receptors (NRs) constitute a superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors with
a paramount role in ubiquitous physiological functions such as metabolism, growth, and …

Oleanolic acid alleviates ANIT-induced cholestatic liver injury by activating Fxr and Nrf2 pathways to ameliorate disordered bile acids homeostasis

J Liu, J Liu, C Meng, C Huang, F Liu, C **a - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cholestasis is a clinical syndrome with high incidence and few effective
treatments. Oleanolic acid (OA) is a triterpenoid compound with anti-cholestatic effects …

Alleviating neurodegenerative diseases associated with mitochondrial defects by therapeutic biomolecules

T Roy, S Padhi, R Mazumder, C Majee… - Current Topics in …, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are emerging as a global health concern in the current
scenario, and their association with mitochondrial defects has been a potential area of …

Comparative Phytoprofiling of Achillea millefolium Morphotypes: Assessing Antioxidant Activity, Phenolic and Triterpenic Compounds Variation across Different Plant …

L Raudone, G Vilkickyte, M Marksa, J Radusiene - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Achillea millefolium L., commonly known as yarrow, is a versatile and widely distributed
plant species with a rich history of ethnopharmacological significance. This study aimed to …

Betulinic acid protects from ischemia-reperfusion injury in the mouse retina

A Musayeva, JC Unkrig, MB Zhutdieva, C Manicam… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) events are involved in the pathophysiology of numerous ocular
diseases. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that betulinic acid protects …

Betulinic acid in the treatment of breast cancer: Application and mechanism progress

H Mu, Y Sun, B Yuan, Y Wang - Fitoterapia, 2023 - Elsevier
Betulinic acid (BA) is a pentacyclic triterpene compound, which can be obtained by
separation, chemical synthesis and biotransformation. BA has excellent biological activities …

Biocatalysis in the chemistry of lupane triterpenoids

J Bachořík, M Urban - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pentacyclic triterpenes are important representatives of natural products that exhibit a wide
variety of biological activities. These activities suggest that these compounds may represent …

Seven new noroleanane triterpenoids from mastic and their NO inhibitory and cytotoxic activities

X An, J Wang, Y Sun, X Yang, Y Wu… - Chemistry & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mastic is a natural resin produced by Pistacia lentiscus L.(Anacardiaceae) with high
medicinal value and have been traditionally used as Uighur imported medicine for centuries …

Pentacyclic triterpenes, potential novel therapeutic approaches for cardiovascular diseases

D Peng, A Wang, W Shi, L Lin - Archives of Pharmacal Research, 2024 - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) involve dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels and
have become major health concerns worldwide. Multiple mechanisms may be involved in …