Quantification of betulinic, oleanolic and ursolic acids as medicinally important triterpenoids in some Thymus species from Iran
Background and objectives: Betulinic acid (BA), oleanolic acid (OA) and ursolic acid (UA) are well-known pentacyclic triterpenoids (PTs), which are produced by plants. They possess a variety of beneficial effects including anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antitumor, anti-HIV, antimicrobial, gast...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Iranian Society of Pharmacognosy
2016-01-01
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Series: | Research Journal of Pharmacognosy |
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Online Access: | http://www.rjpharmacognosy.ir/pdf_12079_a14b1b77a94a7d90caf1b07ce0d3349e.html |