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Zhong-Lian Zhang1, Zu-Liang Luo1, Hong-Wu Shi1, Li-Xia Zhang1,2, Xiao-Jun Ma1,2.
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. Copyright© by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.Entities:
Keywords: cycloartenol ; pharmacological activity ; physiological activity ; review
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28952245 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20161222.066
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi ISSN: 1001-5302