Immunomodulatory effects of betulinic acid isolation from the bark of Melaleuca cajuputi

• Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Mashitoh, Yeap, Swee Keong, Ali, Abdul Manaf, Ahmad, Faujan, M., Suhaimi, Ng, M. K., Lam, H. Y., Mohamed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7637/1/Immunomodulatory%20Effects%20of%20Betulinic%20Acid%20Isolation%20from%20the%20Bark%20of%20Melaleuca%20cajuputi%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7637/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2035%20(2)%20May.%202012/13%20Pg%20293-305.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Betulinic acid and its derivatives showed cytotoxicity against variety of tumour and cancer cell lines comparable to some clinically used drug. In the present study, the immunomodulatory effects of betulinic acid, isolated from the roots of Melaleuca Cajuputi, was studied. Immunomodulatory effect wa...