Ursolic acid and its esters: occurrence in cranberries and other Vaccinium fruit and effects on matrix metalloproteinase activity in DU145 prostate tumor cells
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture2011Vol. 91(5), pp. 789–796
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Miwako Kondo, Shawna L. MacKinnon, Cheryl C Craft, Michael D Matchett, Robert A. R. Hurta, Catherine Neto
Abstract
Cranberries (V. macrocarpon) were the best source of ursolic acid and its esters among the fruit and products tested. These compounds may limit prostate carcinogenesis through matrix metalloproteinase inhibition.
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