From the ethyl acetate extract of the medicinal plant Graptophyllum glandulosum Turrill, five known compounds: Lupeol (1), Oleanolic acid (2), Chrysoeriol (3), N-methyl-isonicotinamide (4) and β-sitosterol 3-O-β-D-g...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0901700);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20202002);the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(KYCX18_1789).
Betulinic acid(BA),a penta-cyclic triterpenoid found as a ubiquitous secondary metabolite throughout the plant kingdom,has aroused tremendous interests due to its different pharmacological properties,which lead to lar...
supported by the Key Project from the National Natural Science Foundation(82000229);National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFC1311300);Development Center for Medical Science and Technology National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China(The prevention and control project of the cardiovascular disease,2016ZX-008-01);Science and Technology Planning Projects of Wuhan(2018061005132295).
Inflammation and apoptosis are main pathological processes that lead to the development of cardiac hypertrophy.Lupeol,a natural triterpenoid,has shown anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic activities as well as potenti...
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis(RA)is an autoimmune disease involving the synovial lining of the major joints.Current therapies have noteworthy side effects.Our study involved in silico evaluation of Ehretia laevis(E.l...
the Researchers Supporting Project Number(RSP-2019/132),King Saud University,Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Objective:To optimize the ultrasonication method for efficient extraction ofβ-sitosterol and lupeol from the roots of Astragalus atropilosus using Box-Behnken design of response surface methodology(RSM),and its valid...
Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF);funded by the Ministry of Education(2012R1A6A1028677)
Objective: To discover lead lupane triterpenoid's potential isolated from Pueraria lobata roots against b-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1(BACE1), which serve as a rate limiting step in amyloid beta(A...
Objective:To perform a simultaneous quantitative estimation of two biologically active triterpenoid compounds lupeol and a steroid compound,stigmasterol,in Abutilon indicum(A.indicum)using high-performance thin-layer ...
Supported by Grants-in-aid of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development,Department of Science and Technology(Grant no.120023)
Objective:To assess the antioxidant activity of Ficus pseudopalma Blanco(Moraceae)(F.pseudopalma) and characterize the active components present in it.Methods:Column chromatography of crude ethanol leaf extract of F.p...