Pharmacological activities of natural triterpenoids and their therapeutic implications?

Natural Product Reports Pub Date: 2006-05-03 DOI: 10.1039/B515312N

Abstract

Covering: 1990–2005. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2005, 22, 487

This article reviews the pharmacological activity of naturally occurring triterpenoids excluding the degraded triterpenoids and cucurbitacins which have been reviewed recently. The therapeutic activities discussed include anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic, antimicrobial and antiviral activity. 227 references are cited.

Graphical abstract: Pharmacological activities of natural triterpenoids and their therapeutic implications
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