Chudzik Malwina, Korzonek-Szlacheta Ilona, Król Wojciech
Chair and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jordana 19, Zabrze 41-808, Poland.
Department of Nutrition-Associated Disease Prevention, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Piekarska 18, Bytom 41-902, Poland.
Molecules. 2015 Jan 19;20(1):1610-25. doi: 10.3390/molecules20011610.
Triterpenes are compounds of natural origin, which have numerously biological activities: anti-cancer properties, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. These substances can be isolated from plants, animals or fungi. Nowadays, when neoplasms are main cause of death, triterpenes can become an alternative method for treating cancer because of their cytotoxic properties and chemopreventive activities.
三萜类化合物是天然来源的化合物，具有多种生物活性：抗癌特性、抗炎、抗氧化、抗病毒、抗菌和抗真菌。这些物质可以从植物、动物或真菌中分离出来。如今，当肿瘤是主要死因时，由于其三萜类化合物的细胞毒性特性和化学预防活性，它们可以成为治疗癌症的替代方法。
