Man has relied on plants as a source of medicinal agents for centuries. Today, with the
specter of antibiotic resistance, emerging infectious diseases, and cancers, phytochemicals …

Triterpenoids are distributed widely in higher plants and are of interest because of their
structural diversity and broad range of bioactivities. In particular, there is a very large …

Today cancer treatment is not only a question of eliminating cancer cells by induction of cell
death. New therapeutic strategies also include targeting the tumour microenvironment …

Triterpenoids are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom. Recent evidences support the beneficial
effects of naturallyoccurring triterpenoids against several types of human diseases, including …

Triterpenoids are structurally diverse organic compounds, characterized by a basic
backbone modified in multiple ways, allowing the formation of more than 20 000 naturally …

Medicinal plants have been used to treat different diseases throughout the human history
namely in traditional medicine. Most of the plants mentioned in this review article belong …

Secondary metabolites have been recognized for centuries as medicinal agents, in
particular monoterpenes which have been the target of research in the discovery of …

The genus Euphorbia is one of the largest genera in the spurge family, with diversity in
range, distribution, and morphology. The plant species in this genus are widely used in …

Triterpene saponins (saponosides) are found in a variety of higher plants and display a wide
range of pharmacological activities, including expectorant, anti-inflamatory, vasoprotective …

Triterpenoids are the most abundant secondary metabolites present in marine organisms,
such as marine sponges, sea cucumbers, marine algae and marine-derived fungi. A large …