Although flavonoid compounds have various pharmacological applications, they generally
exhibit low oral bioavailability due to their poor aqueous solubility. To address this problem …

Natural pentacyclic triterpenoids (PTs) have been often reported to exhibit a wide range of
biological activities. Among them, the anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities are the …

This work aims at giving an updated picture of the strict interaction between main plant
biologically active compounds and botanicals. The main features of the emerging class of …

Triterpenoids are natural products from plants and many other organisms that have various
biological activities, such as antitumor, antiviral, antimicrobial, and protective activities. This …

Saponins are bioactive compounds of increasing interest. The events that take place during
digestion are highly related to their bioactivities, because saponins are poorly absorbed and …

Pentacyclic triterpenoids are well-known phytochemicals with various biological activities
commonly found in plants as secondary metabolites. The wide range of biological activities …

Betulinic acid (BA) and its natural analogues betulin (BN), betulonic (BoA), and 23-
hydroxybetulinic (HBA) acids are lupane-type pentacyclic triterpenoids. They are present in …

Mammalian carboxylesterases are key serine hydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of a
wide variety of ester compounds in the corresponding carboxylic acids and alcohols. In …

Abstract Toona sinensis (Juss.) M. Roem, Meliaceae, a deciduous plant native to eastern
and southeastern Asia, is widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This paper was …

Phenolic and triterpenoid compounds of the olive tree are recognized as having a key role in
health promotion, thanks to their multiple protective actions in humans. To expand the …