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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Main Authors: M.H. Mirjalili, M. Ayyari, Z. Bakhtiar, M. Moridi Farimani, A. Sonboli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Society of Pharmacognosy 2016-01-01
Series:Research Journal of Pharmacognosy
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Online Access:http://www.rjpharmacognosy.ir/pdf_12079_a14b1b77a94a7d90caf1b07ce0d3349e.html