Biological Activity of Betulinic Acid: A Review
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. in Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- Vol. 03 (02), 119-123
- https://doi.org/10.4236/pp.2012.32018
Abstract
Betulinic acid is a known natural product which has gained a lot of attention in the recent years since it exhibits a variety of biological and medicinal properties. This review provides the most important biological properties of betulinic acid.Keywords
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