Protostane and fusidane triterpenes: A mini-review

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4054-4080

  Zhao, Ming ^a   Gödecke, Tanja ^a   Gunn, Jordan ^a   Duan, Jin Ao ^b   Che, Chun Tao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Alisma; Alisol; Fusidane; Protostane; Triterpene

Indexed keywords

ANTICOMPLEMENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR; FUSIDIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE;

ALISMA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REVIEW;

ALISMA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FUSIDIC ACID; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84876760104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules18044054     Document Type: Review

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