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Ursolic acid

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
3β-Hydroxy-12-ursen-28-ic acid
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H48O3
CAS Number:
77-52-1
Molecular Weight:
456.70
Beilstein:
2228563
EC Number:
201-034-0
MDL number:
MFCD00009621
PubChem Substance ID:
329769543
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.5% (HPLC)

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

292 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12CC[C@]3(C)[C@]([H])(CC=C4[C@]5([H])[C@@H](C)[C@H](C)CC[C@@]5(CC[C@@]34C)C(O)=O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@H](O)C2(C)C

InChI

1S/C30H48O3/c1-18-10-15-30(25(32)33)17-16-28(6)20(24(30)19(18)2)8-9-22-27(5)13-12-23(31)26(3,4)21(27)11-14-29(22,28)7/h8,18-19,21-24,31H,9-17H2,1-7H3,(H,32,33)/t18-,19+,21+,22-,23+,24+,27+,28-,29-,30+/m1/s1

InChI key

WCGUUGGRBIKTOS-GPOJBZKASA-N

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General description

Ursolic acid belongs to the class of triterpenoid compounds that occurs widely in medicinal herbs, food and other plants. It may possess pharmacological properties like hepta-protection, analgesic, cardiotonic, sedative and tonic effects.

Application

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Triterpenoid found in a variety of fruits, including apples. Cardioprotective and anti-tumor agent. Under study as a potential Alzheimer′s disease therapeutic due to its inhibitory effect on the interactions between amyloid-β and the CD36 receptor.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

580.5 °F

Flash Point(C)

304.7 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Pharmacology of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid
Liu J
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 49, 57-68 (1995)
Jin-Feng Hu et al.
Journal of natural products, 69(1), 118-120 (2006-01-31)
One new (1) and four known (2-5) ursene triterpenes with potent inhibition of the formation of the bacterial biofilm Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 were obtained from Diospyros dendo using a high-throughput natural products chemistry procedure. These compounds were isolated as mass-limited
Hao Zhang et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 441(1-2), 261-268 (2012-12-01)
It has been demonstrated that ursolic acid (UA) could effectively induces apoptosis of cancer cells by inhibiting the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), which constitutively expresses in gastric cancer. However, the hydrophobicity of UA increases the difficulty in its potential
MinKyun Na et al.
Journal of natural products, 69(11), 1572-1576 (2006-11-28)
Inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP1B) has been proposed as a therapy for treatment of type-2 diabetes and obesity. Bioassay-guided fractionation of an EtOAc-soluble extract of the root bark of Erythrina mildbraedii, using an in vitro PTP1B inhibitory assay, resulted
Yi-Nan Zhang et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 16(18), 8697-8705 (2008-08-19)
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B is a key factor in the negative regulation of insulin pathway and a promising target for treatment of diabetes and obesity. Herein, a series of competitive inhibitors were optimized from oleanolic acid, a natural triterpenoid identified
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