Pentacyclic Triterpene Bioavailability: An Overview of In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

Pentacyclic triterpenes are naturally found in a great variety of fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants and are therefore part of the human diet. The beneficial health effects of edible and medicinal plants have partly been associated with their triterpene content, but the in vivo efficacy in huma...

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Main Authors: Niege A. J. C. Furtado, Laetitia Pirson, Hélène Edelberg, Lisa M. Miranda, Cristina Loira-Pastoriza, Véronique Preat, Yvan Larondelle, Christelle M. André
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/3/400