Research advance of functional plant pharmaceutical cycloartenol about pharmacological and physiological activity.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20161222.066
- Author:
Zhong-Lian ZHANG
1
;
Zu-Liang LUO
1
;
Hong-Wu SHI
1
;
Li-Xia ZHANG
1
;
Xiao-Jun MA
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cycloartenol;
pharmacological activity;
physiological activity;
review
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2017;42(3):433-437
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Cycloartenol, a phytosterol compound, also one of the key precusor substances for biosynthesis of numerous sterol compounds, has a variety of pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, antibiosis and anti-alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, cycloartenol also plays an important role in the process of plant growth and development. This article reviewed the research progress on cycloartenol pharmacological activity in domestic and foreign articles, and summarized the effect of cycloartenol and "cycloartenol pathway" on the plant growth and development, laying foundation for the its further study, development and utilization.
