Abstract
Oleanolic acid (OA) is a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid acid with diverse biological activities including antiinflammation, suppression of tumor promotion, protection of the liver against toxic injury, and induction of differentiation. However, the potency of OA as an anti-cancer agent is relatively weak. Therefore, remarkable progress has been made in the modification of OA to improve its anti-cancer activity over the past few years. This paper reviews the progress mainly on anti-cancer activity of enone derivatives and nitric oxide (NO)-releasing derivatives of OA over the last decade.
Keywords: Anti-cancer, CDDO, enone derivative, nitric oxide (NO), NO-releasing derivative, oleanolic acid (OA).
Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry
Title:Recent Advances in Enone and NO-Releasing Derivatives of Oleanolic Acid with Anti-cancer Activity
Volume: 11 Issue: 3
Author(s): Qun-Feng Luo, Jin-Hong Liu and Li Chen
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Keywords: Anti-cancer, CDDO, enone derivative, nitric oxide (NO), NO-releasing derivative, oleanolic acid (OA).
Abstract: Oleanolic acid (OA) is a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid acid with diverse biological activities including antiinflammation, suppression of tumor promotion, protection of the liver against toxic injury, and induction of differentiation. However, the potency of OA as an anti-cancer agent is relatively weak. Therefore, remarkable progress has been made in the modification of OA to improve its anti-cancer activity over the past few years. This paper reviews the progress mainly on anti-cancer activity of enone derivatives and nitric oxide (NO)-releasing derivatives of OA over the last decade.
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Luo Qun-Feng, Liu Jin-Hong and Chen Li, Recent Advances in Enone and NO-Releasing Derivatives of Oleanolic Acid with Anti-cancer Activity, Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry 2014; 11 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570193X1103140915112325
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570193X1103140915112325 |
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