Process for the isolation of oleane compounds isolated from the bark of arjun tree Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.)
申请人:Khanuja Preet Singh Suman
公开号:US20070122506A1
公开(公告)日:2007-05-31
The present invention provides an improved process for the isolation of oleane compounds from the bark of
Terminallia arjuna
(
Roxb
.). More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved process for the isolation of arjunic acid and its derivates from the bark of
Terminallia arjuna
(
Roxb
.). The present invention further provides the identification of arjunic acid [1] and its derivatives as anticancer agent useful in the treatment of various types of cancer in humans.