Evaluation of Betulin Mutagenicity by Salmonella/Microsome Test

• Main Authors: Edson Hideaki Yoshida (Author), Natália Tribuiani (Author), Giovana Sabadim (Author), Débora Antunes Neto Moreno (Author), Eliana Aparecida Varanda (Author), Yoko Oshima-Franco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Betulin is a pentacyclic triterpene found in the outer barks of innumerous plants. This secondary metabolite is easily isolated from plants with the major interest in converting it to betulinic acid, which pharmacological properties were much more exploited than betulin. But, investments in...