lupeol
Sign in to saveAlso known as fagarasterol, monogynol B, beta-viscol, (3-beta)-Lup-20(29)-en-3-ol, Faganasterol, Clerodol
Lupeol is a pharmacologically active pentacyclic triterpenoid. It has several potential medicinal properties, like anticancer and anti-inflammatory activity.
Research
1,647 papers- Lupeol protects against cardiac hypertrophy via TLR4-PI3K-Akt-NF-κB pathways.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2022
- Lupeol: A dietary and medicinal triterpene with therapeutic potential.Biochemical pharmacology · 2024
- Lupeol alleviates autoimmune myocarditis by suppressing macrophage pyroptosis and polarization via PPARα/LACC1/NF-κB signaling pathway.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2024
- Lupeol and its derivatives as anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic efficacy.Pharmacological research · 2021
- Lupeol and Its Role in Chronic Diseases.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2016
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Natural occurrences
- Total synthesis
- Biosynthesis
- Pharmacology
- See also
- References
Lupeol is a pharmacologically active pentacyclic triterpenoid. It has several potential medicinal properties, like anticancer and anti-inflammatory activity.
== Natural occurrences == Lupeol is found in a variety of plants, including mango, Acacia visco and Abronia villosa. It is also found in dandelion coffee. Lupeol is present as a major component in Camellia japonica leaf.
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