Seasonal variations of triterpene acid contents in Viscum album L. on typical host trees of Hyrcanian forests

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 11587 - 8
• Main Authors: Soursouri, Arina, Hosseini, Seyed Mohsen, Fattahi, Farnoosh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 18.07.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158; 631/449; 631/45; 631/67; Acids; Betulinic acid; Bioactive compounds; Carpinus betulus; Foliage; Forests; Humanities and Social Sciences; Inflammation; Mistletoe; multidisciplinary; Oleanolic acid; Plant Extracts; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seasonal variations; Seasons; Summer; Trees - parasitology; Triterpenes; Ursolic Acid; Viscum album

Viscum album L. (mistletoe) is a semiparasitic plant of the Santalaceae family. A valuable group of bioactive compounds in mistletoe are triterpene acids (TTAs), which possess anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties. Parrotia persica and Carpinus betulus are the most common hosts of mistletoe in...