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[Two new taraxerane triterpenoids from mastic]

Zhi-Qiang Zhao1, Xue-Rui An1, Tian-Zhi Li2

  • 1Key Lab of Natural Product Chemistry and Application at Universities of Education Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yili Normal University Yining 835000, China.

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi = Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi = China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
|September 4, 2025
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Three new taraxerane nortriterpenoids were isolated from mastic. Compound 1 showed significant anti-inflammatory activity, comparable to dexamethasone, by inhibiting nitric oxide production in cells.

Keywords:
anti-inflammationchemical constituentmasticnortriterpenoidtaraxerane

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