| Synonyms: |
(2S,4aS,4bR,6aS,8R,10aR,10bS)-1,1,4b,6a,8,10a-hexamethyl-8-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)-1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,10a,10b,11-hexadecahydrochrysen-2-ol,
baruol,
D:B-friedobaccharan-5,21-dien-3-ol
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| Definition: |
A tetracyclic triterpenoid that is chrysene which has been fully hydrogenated except for a double bond between the 12 and 12a positions and which is substituted by methyl groups at positions 1, 1, 4b, 6a, 8 and 10a positions, and by a 4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl group at position 8 (the 2S,4aS,4bR,6aS,8R,10aR,10bS-diastereoisomer). It has been isolated from the root bark of the Panamanian tree Maytenus blepharodes. |