REVIEW ON LUPEOL – A TRITERPENOID
AbstractLupeol, a pent acyclic triterpenoid known as secondary metabolites. Chemically it is a 20(29)-Lupen-3-beta-ol derived from eggplant. The main part of this plant is steam & bark. It is obtained from vegetables, fruits & medicinal plants. The isolation of Lupeol was done by TLC monitoring column chromatography by using solvents like hexane & ethyl acetate on the basis of adsorption principal. The species of Lupeol such as S. xanthocarpum which have specifically anti diabetic action & many other species which have a dynamic and diverse effects. The doses of Lupeol vary from disease to disease and it can be administered in-vitro & in-vivo technique like intra-peritoneal, intramuscular, oral, topical. On the basis of many researches’, Lupeol shows a magical activity toward various types of diseases with less side effects & have a good ability to cross blood brain barrier.
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Poonam Lal *, Vaidehi Kale and Sanket Mendhe
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, P. R. Pote Patil College of Pharmacy, Amravati, Maharashtra, India.
vaidehikale789@gmail.com
16 January 2024
29 January 2024
30 January 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.11(1).7-14
31 January 2024
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