In recent years, major advances have been made in cancer immunotherapy. This has led to
significant improvement in prognosis of cancer patients, especially in the hematological …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) therapy using conventional chemotherapeutics represents a
considerable burden for the patient's organism because of high toxicity while the response is …

Betulin, a pentacyclic triterpene and a plant pentacyclic triterpene metabolite, can be found
in large quantities in the outer bark of the birches (Betula, Betulaceae). Betulinic acid …

The therapeutic areas of infectious diseases and oncology have benefited from abundant
scaffold diversity in natural products, able to interact with many specific targets within the cell …

The terpenoids constitute the largest class of natural products and many interesting products
are extensively applied in the industrial sector as flavors, fragrances, spices and are also …

Covering: 1990–2005. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2005, 22, 487 This article reviews
the pharmacological activity of naturally occurring triterpenoids excluding the degraded …

Betulin (lup-20 (29)-ene-3β, 28-diol) is an abundant naturally occurring triterpene and it is
found predominantly in bushes and trees forming the principal extractive (up to 30% of dry …

Terpenes are naturally occurring substances produced by a wide variety of plants and
animals. A broad range of the biological properties of terpenoids is described, including …

Betulinic acid is a natural product with a range of biological effects, for example potent
antitumor activity. This anticancer property is linked to its ability to induce apoptotic cell …

Covering: 1995 to 2006 This review will detail progress made in the previous decade on the
chemistry and bioactivity of birch bark extractive products. Current and future applications of …