An ingredient found in abundance in birch bark appears to have an array of metabolic benefits. In mice, the compound known as betulin lowered cholesterol, helped prevent diet-induced obesity, and ...

The cosmetic and food industries, especially the pharmaceutical industry are interested in these derivatives where they function as precursors (chem. building blocks to create other substances - ed.) ...

Researchers at Wenzhou Medical University reported the synthesis and preclinical evaluation of a novel series of betulin-succinate derivatives developed as potential anticancer agents. Betulin is a ...

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An ingredient found in abundance in birch bark appears to have an array of metabolic benefits, according to new studies in animals that are reported in the January issue of Cell Metabolism. In mice, ...

The cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical industries are interested in these derivatives where they function as precursors (chem. building blocks to create other substances—ed.) for medicines. According ...