Abstract
This review summarizes the main methods to introduce a triazole moiety into the structures of a pentacyclic triterpenoid betulin and its derivatives. The prospect of using 1,2,3-triazole-containing triterpenoids as drugs is laid out.
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Nazarov, M.A., Polovnikova, A.A. & Tolmacheva, I.A. Synthesis of Betulin Conjugates and Its 1,2,3-Triazole Derivatives. Polym. Sci. Ser. D 16, 543–548 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S199542122303022X
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