Triterpenes derivatives and uses thereof as antitumor agents or anti-inflammatory agents

A method of administering a compound of formula (I)

• wherein
• R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, acetate, α-L-Rhamnopyranose, α-D-Mannopyranose, β-D-Xylopyranose, β-D-Glucopyranose, and α-D-Arabinopyranose;
• R2 is selected from CH3, COOH, CH2OH and COOCH3;
• to a subject suffering from a cancer selected from the group consisting of melanoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, lung carcinoma, liver carcinoma, breast adenocarcinoma, ovarian teratocarcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma and glioma,
• with the proviso that the compound of formula (I) is not a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen and R2 is CH3;
• wherein R1 is hydrogen and R2 is CH2OH;
• wherein R1 is hydrogen and R2 is COOH;
• wherein R1 is acetate and R2 is CH2OH;
• wherein R1 is hydrogen and R2 is COOCH3;
• wherein R1 is α-L-Rhamnopyranose and R2 is CH3;
• wherein R1 is β-D-Glucopyranose and R2 is CH2OH;
• wherein R1 is β-D-Xylopyranose and R2 is CH2OH;
• wherein R1 is α-L-Rhamnopyranose and R2 is COOCH3;
• or
• wherein R1 is β-D-Glucopyranose and R2 is COOH.