Open AccessAnti-differentiation effect of B, D-seco limonoids of Swietenia mahogani
Author(s) -
Heejung Yang,
Myung-Un Choi,
Dong Hoon Lee,
Sang Hyun Sung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.204549
Subject(s) - meliaceae , adipogenesis , terpene , residue (chemistry) , chemistry , adipocyte , 3t3 l1 , traditional medicine , biology , biochemistry , adipose tissue , botany , medicine
Obesity is a pathological state caused by abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat. Swietenia mahogani JACQ., known as West Indian mahogany, is a medium-sized semi-evergreen tree belonging to Meliaceae. Their seeds are used in Indonesian folk medicine as a treatment for hypertension, diabetes, malaria, and it also has anti-feedant activities. The major components of S. mahogani are B, D-seco limonoids, a type of irregular triterpenes are well known.