Pentacyclic triterpenes are naturally found in a great variety of fruits, vegetables and
medicinal plants and are therefore part of the human diet. The beneficial health effects of …

Pentacyclic triterpenes are secondary plant metabolites widespread in fruit peel, leaves and
stem bark. In particular the lupane-, oleanane-, and ursane triterpenes display various …

Covering: up to May 2010 This review (with 335 references cited) is devoted to pentacyclic
triterpenes. The total synthesis, semi-synthesis, structural modification, and metabolic …

Medicinal plants have been used by humans since ancient times for the treatment of various
diseases and currently represent the main source of a variety of phytocompounds, such as …

Triterpenes are a major class of chemical compounds found in natural plants and can be
categorized into acyclic triterpenoids, monocyclic triterpenoids, tricyclic triterpenoids …

This study analyzed the content of eight triterpenes (oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, arjunolic
acid, asiatic acid, boswellic acid, corosolic acid, madecassic acid, and maslinic acid) in ten …

At present, the importance of triterpenes in food and pharmaceutical industries is mainly
based on their potential application in health food and medicine, particularly those …

Background: Metabolic syndrome is a combination of dysregulated cardiometabolic risk
factors characterized by dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance …

Various secondary plant metabolites or phytochemicals, including polyphenols and
carotenoids, have been associated with a variety of health benefits, such as reduced …

Bioavailability is a key step in ensuring bioefficacy of bioactive food compounds or oral
drugs. Bioavailability is a complex process involving several different stages: liberation …