Anticancer effect of lupeol, a triterpene
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2012.02.011
- VernacularTitle:三萜类化合物羽扇豆醇的抗肿瘤作用
- Author:
Lin ZHANG
;
Youcheng ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lupeol;
Antineoplastic agents,phytogenic
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2012;39(2):113-116
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Lupeol,a triterpene,is found in various edible and medicinal plants.Lupeol has been shown to exhibit strong anti-inflammatory,anti-arthritic,gene mutation prevention and anti-malarial effect.Recently,it is found that lupeol is the main active ingredients of inhibiting the growth of a several kinds of cancers and carcinomas in some antineoplastic plants.Lupeol has antineoplastic effect.
