Inhibition of diacylglycerol acyltransferase by betulinic acid from Alnus hirsuta

Planta Medica

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-269

  Chung, Mi Yeon ^a   Rho, Mun Chual ^a   Lee, Seung Woong ^a   Park, Hye Ran ^a   Kim, Koanhoi ^b   Lee, In Ah ^c   Kim, Dong Hyun ^c   Jeune, Kyung Hee ^d   Lee, Hyun Sun ^a   Kim, Young Kook ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALNUS HIRSUTA EXTRACT; BETULIC ACID; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDER; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; NONHUMAN;

ALNUS; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRITERPENES;

ALNUS HIRSUTA; ANIMALIA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 33645006006     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-916178     Document Type: Article

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