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[Research advance of functional plant pharmaceutical cycloartenol about pharmacological and physiological activity]

  • Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2017 Feb;42(3):433-437. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20161222.066.
Zhong-Lian Zhang 1,  Zu-Liang Luo 1,  Hong-Wu Shi 1,  Li-Xia Zhang 1 2,  Xiao-Jun Ma 1 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
  • 2 Yunnan Branch of Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Jinghong 666100, China.
PMID: 28952245 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20161222.066
Abstract

Cycloartenol, a phytosterol compound, also one of the key precusor substances for biosynthesis of numerous sterol compounds, has a variety of pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, antibiosis and anti-alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, cycloartenol also plays an important role in the process of plant growth and development. This article reviewed the research progress on cycloartenol pharmacological activity in domestic and foreign articles, and summarized the effect of cycloartenol and "cycloartenol pathway" on the plant growth and development, laying foundation for the its further study, development and utilization.

Keywords

cycloartenol; pharmacological activity; physiological activity; review.

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