maslinic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:66682

Synonyms

• (2alpha,3beta)-2,3-dihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid
• Crategolic acid
• Masilinic acid

Definition

A pentacyclic triterpenoid that is olean-12-ene substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2 and 3 and a carboxy group at position 28 (the 2α,3β stereoisomer). It is isolated from Olea europaea and Salvia canariensis and exhibits anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antineoplastic activity.

References

• cas:4373-41-5
• hmdb:HMDB0002392
• kegg.compound:C16939
• patent:CN102106861
• patent:CN102579456
• patent:US2011105611
• patent:WO2011015692
• pubmed:12802735
• pubmed:21288041
• pubmed:21309591
• pubmed:21384845
• pubmed:21973054
• pubmed:23003682
• pubmed:23175023
• reaxys:2711878
• wikipedia.en:Maslinic_acid

Ontology

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