Trinorcucurbitane and cucurbitane triterpenoids from the roots of Momordica charantia

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1043-1048

  Chen, Jianchao ^a,c   Tian, Renrong ^b   Qiu, Minghua ^a   Lu, Lu ^a,c   Zheng, Yongtang ^b   Zhang, Zhongquan ^a,c  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Anti HIV 1; Cucurbitaceae; Kuguacins A E; Momordica charantia; Roots; Trinorcucurbitane triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITACIN; CUCURBITANE; GLYCOSIDE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT ROOT;

CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CUCURBITACINS; GLYCOSIDES; HUMANS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT ROOTS; TRITERPENES;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 38949133429     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.10.020     Document Type: Article

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