Betulinic acid, a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid, prevents abdominal fat accumulation in mice fed a high-fat diet

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 8776-8781

  De Melo, Célio L ^a   Queiroz, Maria Goretti R ^a   Arruda Filho, Antonio Carlos V ^a   Rodrigues, Adriana M ^a   De Sousa, Daniel F ^a   Almeida, José Gustavo L ^a   Pessoa, Otilia Deusdênia L ^a   Silveira, Edilberto R ^a   Menezes, Dalgimar B ^a   Melo, Tiago S ^a   Santos, Flavia A ^a   Rao, And Vietla S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiobesity effect; Betulinic acid; High fat diet; Hypoglycemic effect; Pentacyclic triterpene

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; BETULIC ACID; GHRELIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIPID; TRITERPENE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLUSIA; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLUSIA; DIETARY FATS; GHRELIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIPIDS; MALE; MICE; TRITERPENES; WEIGHT LOSS;

CLUSIA (ANGIOSPERM); CLUSIA NEMOROSA; CLUSIACEAE; MUS;

EID: 70349931647     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900768w     Document Type: Article

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