Nanoencapsulated betulinic acid analogue distinctively improves colorectal carcinoma in vitro and in vivo

D Dutta, B Paul, B Mukherjee, L Mondal, S Sen… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Betulinic acid, a plant secondary metabolite, has gained significant attention due to its
antiproliferative activity over a range of cancer cells. A promising betulinic acid analogue …

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel betulinic acid derivatives

S Yang, N Liang, H Li, W Xue, D Hu, L Jin… - Chemistry Central …, 2012 - Springer
Background Tumor, is one of the major reason for human death, due to its widespread
occurrence. Betulinic acid derivatives have attracted considerable attention as cancer …

Characterization of NVX‐207, a novel betulinic acid‐derived anti‐cancer compound

M Willmann, V Wacheck, J Buckley… - European journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Development of betulinic acid derivatives for clinical use has been hampered
by adverse pharmacological and physico‐chemical characteristics of this class of …

Multifunctional roles of betulinic acid in cancer chemoprevention: Spotlight on JAK/STAT, VEGF, EGF/EGFR, TRAIL/TRAIL-R, AKT/mTOR and non-coding RNAs in the …

AA Farooqi, A Turgambayeva, G Tashenova… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The pursual of novel anticancer molecules from natural sources has gained worthwhile
appreciation, and a significant fraction of conceptual knowledge has revolutionized our …

Pharmacological evaluation of C-3 modified Betulinic acid derivatives with potent anticancer activity

P Rajendran, M Jaggi, MK Singh, R Mukherjee… - Investigational new …, 2008 - Springer
In vitro and in vivo pharmacological screening of Betulinic acid (BA) and five dihydro-BA
derivatives modified at C-3 position [4-nitrobenzyl-oximino (1), 2-4-difluoro-benzoyloxy (2), 2 …

Betulinic acid as a potent and complex antitumor phytochemical: a minireview

D Gheorgheosu, O Duicu, C Dehelean… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Betulinic acid (BA), a natural compound with a lupan skeleton, has been highly investigated
in the past decade for a plethora of beneficial properties, including anti-cancer, anti …

A potent betulinic acid analogue ascertains an antagonistic mechanism between autophagy and proteasomal degradation pathway in HT-29 cells

D Dutta, B Chakraborty, A Sarkar, C Chowdhury, P Das - BMC cancer, 2016 - Springer
Background Betulinic acid (BA), a member of pentacyclic triterpenes has shown important
biological activities like anti-bacterial, anti-malarial, anti-inflammatory and most interestingly …

Combination of betulinic acid with diazen-1-ium-1, 2-diolate nitric oxide moiety donating a novel anticancer candidate

L Zhang, S Hou, B Li, J Pan, L Jiang, G Zhou… - OncoTargets and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Betulinic acid (BA) is a complex lupane triterpenoid with unique antineoplastic
activity. However, its antiproliferative activity is far from satisfaction. In order to improve its …

Novel semisynthetic analogues of betulinic acid with diverse cytoprotective, antiproliferative, and proapoptotic activities

K Liby, T Honda, CR Williams, R Risingsong… - Molecular cancer …, 2007 - AACR
Betulinic acid (BA), a pentacyclic triterpene isolated from birch bark and other plants,
selectively inhibits the growth of human cancer cell lines. However, the poor potency of BA …

New ionic derivatives of betulinic acid as highly potent anti-cancer agents

C Suresh, H Zhao, A Gumbs, CS Chetty… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2012 - Elsevier
Betulinic acid is a natural compound with high in vitro cytotoxicity toward many cancer cells.
However, the poor water solubility of this compound hampers an effective in vivo cancer …