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Diterpenes and triterpenes show potential as biocides against pathogenic fungi and oomycetes: a screening study
ObjectivesThe aim was to screen di- and triterpenes as potential biocides against fungal pathogens ( Alternaria sp., Fusarium avenaceum , F. sambucinum ...
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Effect of light intensity on the accumulation of protostane triterpenes in Asian water plantain (Alisma orientale)
Alismatis rhizoma is an essential medicine in clinical practice. Asian water plantain ( Alisma orientale (Sam.) Juzep) is one of the original plants...
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Evaluation of Interactions of Triterpenes in M. charantia with Proteins Involved in Vascularization in In Silico
AbstractAngiogenesis is an important process that plays an active role in tumorigenesis. VEGFRs, a member of the tyrosine kinase receptor family...
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Anti-viral triterpenes: a review
Triterpenes are naturally occurring derivatives biosynthesized following the isoprene rule of Ruzicka. The triterpenes have been reported to possess...
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Exploring the osteogenic potential of semisynthetic triterpenes from Combretum leprosum: An in vitro and in silico study
Combretum leprosum Mart. is a plant of the Combretaceae family, widely distributed in the Northeast region of Brazil, popularly used as an...
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Immunomodulatory properties of triterpenes
The immune system is one of the main defence mechanisms of the human body. Inadequacy of this system or immunodeficiency results in increased risk of...
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Heterologous production of multiple triterpenes, including taraxasterol, in transgenic tobacco overexpressing Taraxacum coreanum oxidosqualene cyclase (TcOSC1)
Pentacyclic triterpenes are isoprene-derived secondary metabolites that are synthesized by the cyclization of 2,3-oxidosqualene. Two pentacyclic...
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Phytochemical diversity and pharmacological effects of triterpenes from genus Ziziphus: a comprehensive review
The genus Ziziphus is cultivated worldwide mostly for its medicinal purposes aside from its edible fruits due to its diverse phytochemicals. The...
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Tetra-, penta-, and hexa-nor-lanostane triterpenes from the medicinal fungus Ganoderma australe
AbstractChemical investigation on the medicinal fungus Ganoderma australe led to the identification of ten new nor-lanostane triterpenes, namely two...
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Optimization of central carbon metabolism by Warburg effect of human cancer cell improves triterpenes biosynthesis in yeast
Optimizing central carbon metabolism (CCM) represents an attractive and challenging strategy to improve the biosynthesis of valuable chemicals due to...
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Modulation of quinonemethide triterpenes biosynthesis in Monteverdia floribunda (Reissek) biral root cultures by exogenous inhibitors
Quinonemethide triterpenes (QTs) are natural compounds that present anti-cancer action and are valuable chemotaxonomic markers in the Celastraceae...
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Root cultures of Monteverdia floribunda (Reissek) Biral grown in air sparging systems are sources of quinonemethide triterpenes
Quinonemethide triterpenes (QMTs) are chemotaxonomic markers of the family Celastraceae that are known to possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and...
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Soapbark Triterpenes: Quillaja brasiliensis Cell Culture Sapogenin and Free Sterol Analysis by GCMS
Triterpene saponins of the genus Quillaja (Quillajaceae) are known for their immunoadjuvant, hypocholesterolemic, and anti-inflammatory activity.... -
Characterization of oxidosqualene cyclases involved in pentacyclic triterpene biosynthesis in Korean chestnut (Castanea crenata)
Plant triterpenoids are secondary metabolites with high chemical diversity and interesting biological properties. Chestnuts are deciduous trees in...
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Natural and engineered xylosyl products from microbial source
Glycosylation is a prevalent post-modification found in natural products and has a significant impact on the structural diversity and activity...
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Chemosystematics micromolecular evolutionary trends relevant to the Urticaceae family
The Urticaceae family (Rosales) comprises six tribes containing 61 genera, with about 2000 species distributed throughout tropical and subtropical...
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Engineering amino acid residues of pentacyclic triterpene synthases for improving the activity
AbstractPentacyclic triterpenoids exhibit a wide range of biological activities which have wide applications in the food, cosmetics, and...
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Defensive Specialized Metabolites from the Latex of Euphorbia jolkinii
Plant latex is sequestered in laticiferous structures and exuded immediately from damaged plant tissues. The primary function of plant latex is...
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Terpenes
Terpenes are secondary metabolites formed by multiplication (polymerization) of a five carbon unit (the isoprene). They are structurally diversified... -
Review of natural plant-derived seco-triterpenoids and derived saponins from 2020 to 2023: new compounds, distributions, diverse activities and structure–activity relationships
Seco- triterpenoids are a unique class of triterpenoids possessing distinct structural features. Based on the differences in their parent nucleus,...