Document Type : Review Articles
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Department of Phytochemistry, Gupta College of Technological Sciences, G.T Road, Ashram more, Asansol-713301, West Bengal, India
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Department of Pharmacognosy, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata- Group of Institutions, 124 B.L. Saha Road, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, India
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Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India
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Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Dr. B. C. Roy College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, Bidhannagar, Durgapur-713206, India.
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National Research Centre, 30 El-Tahrir Street, Egypt.
Abstract
Plant terpenoids are utilized generally for their aromatic behaviour. They act as conventional herbal remedies and are under research for antineoplastic activity, antibacterial activity, anti-diabetic activity, anti-inflammatory activity, anti-platelet aggregate activity, antiviral activity, antioxidative activity, antiallergic, antihypertensive activity and additional pharmaceutical actions. Plants not only just deposit terpenes for herbariums defence yet in addition emanate essential mixtures in response to herbivory and numerous different abiotic and biotic stresses. Now a day, there is a phenomenal developing enthusiasm for natural triterpenes over the most recent couple of decades because of the revelation of their potential biological and pharmacological activities. Pentacyclic triterpenes are ancillary plant elements broadly spread in stem, leaves, bark and fruit peel. Specifically, the ursane, lupane and oleanane pentacyclic triterpenes show different pharmacological impact. Subsequently, these triterpenes are offering key components for the improvement of novel multi-targeted bioactive agents.
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