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The natural triterpene 3β,6β,16β-trihydroxy-lup-20(29)-ene obtained from the flowers of Combretum leprosum induces apoptosis in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

BACKGROUND: The 3β, 6β, 16β-trihydroxylup-20(29)-ene (TTHL) is a pentacyclic triterpene obtained from the medicinal plant Combretum leprosum Mart. In folk medicine, this plant is popularly known as mofumbo, cipoaba or mufumbo, and is used to treat several diseases associated with inflammation and pa...

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Autores principales: Viau, Cassiana Macagnan, Moura, Dinara Jaqueline, Facundo, Valdir Alves, Saffi, Jenifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25086656
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-280