Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alkaloid (C36H60O3) obtained from the bark of the white birch. It crystallizes in the form of long needles, which are fusible and volatile.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) a term originally applied to a substance obtained as a resin or tar by extraction from the outer bark of the common European white birch (
Betula alba ); now referring to the chemical compound (C30H50O2) having a cyclopentanophenanthrene ring system, which is the main constituent of that extract, and which may be obtained crystalline; -- called alsobirch camphor .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry A
naturally abundant triterpene , commonlyisolated from thebark ofbirch trees, that can beconverted tobetulinic acid .
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On top of this, it contains anti-cancer properties such as betulin and betulinic acid.
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On top of this, it contains anti-cancer properties such as betulin and betulinic acid.
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On top of this, it contains anti-cancer properties such as betulin and betulinic acid.
WN.com - Articles related to Tutankhamun – the secrets of the tomb go online 2010
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Chaga contains betulin, a precursor to betulinic acid, which has been shown to inhibit the cancer-promoting enzyme topoisomerase.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Chaga contains betulin, a precursor to betulinic acid, which has been shown to inhibit the cancer-promoting enzyme topoisomerase.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Chaga contains betulin, a precursor to betulinic acid, which has been shown to inhibit the cancer-promoting enzyme topoisomerase.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Chaga contains betulin, a precursor to betulinic acid, which has been shown to inhibit the cancer-promoting enzyme topoisomerase.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Chaga contains betulin, a precursor to betulinic acid, which has been shown to inhibit the cancer-promoting enzyme topoisomerase.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Recent clinical studies have verified that red alder contains betulin and lupeol, compounds shown to be effective against a variety of tumors
Find Me A Cure Mukul 2010
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Btw, mungkin bs betulin dikit yg InBiz, untuk bagian sidebar. php line 30.
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