Maslinic acid, a natural phytoalexin-type triterpene from olives - A promising nutraceutical?

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 11538-11559

  Lozano Mena, Glòria ^a   Sánchez González, Marta ^a   Juan, M Emília ^a   Planas, Joana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Antioxidant; Antitumor; Biological effects; Maslinic acid; Nutraceutical; Pentacyclic triterpene; Phytoalexin; Phytochemical

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; MASLINIC ACID; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; OLIVE TREE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLEA; PHYTOCHEMICALS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84906672891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules190811538     Document Type: Review

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