Open AccessCytotoxic activities of naturally occurring oleanane-, ursane-, and lupane-type triterpenes on HepG2 and AGS cells
Author(s) -
Heejung Yang,
Hyun Woo Kim,
Young Choong Kim,
Sang Hyun Sung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.196308
Subject(s) - oleanane , terpene , traditional medicine , chemistry , triterpene , stereochemistry , natural product , cytotoxic t cell , medicine , biochemistry , in vitro , pathology , alternative medicine
It is well known that the naturally occurring modified triterpenes in plants have a wide diversity of chemical structures and biological functions. The lupane-, oleanane-, and ursane-type triterpenes are the three major members of natural triterpenes with a wide range of biological properties. A systematic approach is necessary to review their structures and biological activities according to the backbones and the different substituents.