Manitoba and the Emerging Bioeconomy

Example: Betulin
Has been shown to help wounds heal faster and cut inflammation.
Many cosmetic companies, touting it as a skin toner and restorer, add
birch bark extract to various products.
Betulin can be easily converted to betulinic acid, which possesses a wide
spectrum of biological and pharmacological activities.
antimalarial and anti-inflammatory activities
anti-HIV activity and cytotoxicity against a variety of tumor cell lines
comparable to some clinically used drugs.
Betulinic acid is specifically cytotoxic to several tumor cell lines
(melanoma) by inducing apoptosis in cells.
Fields of application:
1. Raw material for pharmaceutical production;
2. As a main active ingredient in parfumery-cosmetic products;
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