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    Betulin is an abundant, naturally occurring triterpene. It is commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees. It forms up to 30% of the dry weight of...
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    tar in the archaeological record. The most characteristic molecules are betulin and lupeol, which are also present in birch bark. Some of these molecules...
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    Triterpenoids commonly purified from hardwoods include cycloartenol, betulin and squalene. Hardwood polyterpenes are rubber, gutta percha, gutta-balatá...
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    Chemical structure of betulin, one of the primary constituents of birch triterpenes...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    fill the wound. Preliminary research indicates that the phytochemicals, betulin and possibly other triterpenes, are active in Episalvan gel and wound healing...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    communic acid, mercusic acid and secodehydroabietic acid. Cycloartenol, betulin and squalene are triterpenoids purified from hardwood. Examples of wood...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    substances of medicinal and chemical interest. Some of those products (such as betulin) also have fungicidal properties that help preserve bark artifacts, as...
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    glutamic acid, as well as minerals, enzymes, proteins, betulinic acid and betulin, antioxidants, sugar (fructose, glucose and small amounts of sucrose) and...
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    phenolic acids, indole compounds, sterols, and triterpenes, especially betulin and betulinic acid. Agaric acid found in the fruit body of the fungus,...
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    tuberculosis. Recent clinical studies have verified that red alder contains betulin and lupeol, compounds shown to be effective against a variety of tumors...
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    1-hydroxysyringaresinol Pseuderesinol Pseuderanoside Squalene Oleanolic acid Lupeol Betulin Betulinic acid Pseuderanic acid "Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin...
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    g birch bark), including 84‑95 mg triterpenes calculated as the sum of betulin, betulinic acid, erythrodiol, lupeol, and oleanolic acid. The mechanism...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    are largely caused by varying amounts of diterpenes. Triterpenes such as betulin and corresponding esters are other major components of the latex. In contact...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    β-carbolines Seeds: Galactomannan, L-glucosyl rhamnoside of physcion Roots: Betulin, α-amyrin, β-sitosterol The alkaloids are mainly of three broad structural...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    an extra loading for the chemical recovery system. Birchbark contains betulin, a terpenoid that easily creates deposits in a pulp mill. The earliest...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    tuberculosis. Recent clinical studies have verified that red alder contains betulin and lupeol, compounds shown to be effective against a variety of tumors...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane Acids Oleanolic acid Ursolic...
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    fermented into a "wine". The outer part of the bark contains up to 20% betulin. The main components in the essential oil of the buds are α-copaene (~10%)...
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