Meanings
nountriepoxide (plural triepoxides)
plural triepoxides
- chemistryAny compound that has three epoxide rings
As one kind of triepoxide lactone, triptolide (TP) is the major active compound in TWHF [30 ], which has been shown to have a broad spectrum of biological profiles including anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, anti-fertility, anti-tumor activity, neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects [26 ].
2015 November 11, “Triptolide Inhibited Cytotoxicity of Differentiated PC12 Cells Induced by Amyloid-Beta 25–35 via the Autophagy Pathway”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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