title: A review of ergostane and cucurbitane triterpenoids of mushroom origin.
abstract: Ergostane and cucurbitane triterpenoids are relatively rare in mushroom metabolites, and a total of 55 compounds are reported up to May 2013. Many of them exhibited diverse biological properties such as anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic and antioxidative activities. The paper reviewed systematically the isolation, structure elucidation and biological activities of ergostane- and cucurbitane-type triterpenoids from mushroom for the first time.
authors.affiliation: a Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Tianjin , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Dong-Ze
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D004875:Ergosterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D006027:Glycosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D006027:Glycosides; D014315:Triterpenes; C514277:cucurbitane; C015190:ergostane; D004875:Ergosterol
keywords: cucurbitane triterpenoids; ergostane triterpenoids; mushroom