TY - JOUR AU - Romero-Estrada, Antonio AU - Maldonado-Magaña, Amalia AU - González-Christen, Judith AU - Bahena, Silvia Marquina AU - Garduño-Ramírez, María Luisa AU - Rodríguez-López, Verónica AU - Alvarez, Laura PY - 2016 DA - 2016/10/26 TI - Anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects of six pentacyclic triterpenes isolated from the Mexican copal resin of Bursera copallifera JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 422 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Bursera copallifera (Burseraceae) releases a resin known as “copal ancho” which has been used, since pre-Colombian times, as ceremonially burned incense and to treat tooth ache, tumors, arthritis, cold, cough, and various inflammatory conditions; however, its anti-inflammatory potential is poorly studied. The aim of the present study was to isolate, quantify, and to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of triterpene compounds isolated from the copal resin of B. copallifera. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1397-1 DO - 10.1186/s12906-016-1397-1 ID - Romero-Estrada2016 ER -