BETULIN DERIVATIVES. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND SOLUBILITY IMPROVEMENT

In the review the biological properties (antitumor, antiviral, hypolipidemic, anti-inflammatory, etc.) and bioavailability of betulin and betulinic acid derivatives were discussed. These compounds are isolated from various natural sources, including birch bark (Betula, Betulaceae). The structure-activity correlation was considered for well-known betulinic acid derivatives. The perspectivity of this compounds as active pharmaceutical ingredients...