Cucurbitane-Type Triterpenoids from the Vines of Momordica charantia and Their Anti-inflammatory Activities

Affiliations

• 1 Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
• 2 Institute of Pharmaceutics, Development Center Biotechnology, New Taipei City 221, Taiwan.
• 3 Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
• 4 Endemic Species Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Nantou 552, Taiwan.
• 5 Department of Food Science, National Ilan University, Ilan 260, Taiwan.
• 6 Department of Research and Development, Starsci Biotech Co. Ltd., Taipei 112, Taiwan.
• 7 Natural Products Research Laboratories, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, United States.
• 8 Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
• 9 Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.