Abstract: The invention relates to use of betulinic acid and/or its derivatives for treating, inhibiting, and/or preventing tumors or cancer growth more particularly, to treating leukemia, lymphomas, lung, prostate and ovarian cancer. This invention also relates to novel betulinic acid derivatives and a composition containing betulinic acid derivatives with or without betulinic acid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 18, 1998
Date of Patent:
April 11, 2000
Assignee:
Dabur Research Foundation
Inventors:
Sunder Ramadoss, Manu Jaggi, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Siddiqui