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Corosolic acid from Lagerstroemia speciosa

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Corosolic acid, (2α,3β)-2,3-Dihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid, 2α-Hydroxyursolic acid, Colosolic acid, Corsolic acid, Glucosol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H48O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
472.70
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

methanol: 1 mg/mL, clear, colorless

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O[C@H]1[C@H](O)C(C)(C)[C@@](CC[C@]2(C)[C@]3([H])CC=C4[C@@]2(C)CC[C@]5(C(O)=O)[C@@]4([H])[C@@H](C)[C@H](C)CC5)([H])[C@]3(C)C1

InChI

1S/C30H48O4/c1-17-10-13-30(25(33)34)15-14-28(6)19(23(30)18(17)2)8-9-22-27(5)16-20(31)24(32)26(3,4)21(27)11-12-29(22,28)7/h8,17-18,20-24,31-32H,9-16H2,1-7H3,(H,33,34)/t17-,18+,20-,21+,22-,23+,24+,27+,28-,29-,30+/m1/s1

InChI key

HFGSQOYIOKBQOW-ZSDYHTTISA-N

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General description

Corosolic acid from Lagerstroemia speciosa is a pentacyclic triterpenoid found in a variety of plants, such as apples, basil, bilberries, cranberries, and prunes. It is a natural derivative of ursolic acid.

Application

Corosolic acid from Lagerstroemia speciosa has been used to study the inhibiting activity of ursolic acid and its derivative against colon cancer cells by causing degradation of β-catenins.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Corosolic acid from Lagerstroemia speciose shows a variety of biological activities such as anti-proliferation, apoptosis, and anti-carcinogenic. It exhibits an inhibiting effect on the post-challenge plasma glucose levels in humans. Corosolic acid, due to its ability to improve glucose metabolism, has been touted to be used in the management of Type-2 Diabetes. It improves hypertension, oxidative stress, and inflammation, thereby being a potential candidate to be used against atherosclerosis-related diseases.
Triterpene phytochemical found in medicinal herbal extracts. Possesses antiatherosclerotic, antihyperlipidemic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antifungal, antiviral and antineoplastic activities.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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M Fukushima et al.
Diabetes research and clinical practice, 73(2), 174-177 (2006-03-22)
Corosolic acid (CRA) is a substance extracted from Lagerstroemia speciosa L. and has been reported to have biological activities in in vitro and experimental animal studies. In this study, 31 subjects were orally administered 10mg CRA or a placebo, on
G Sivakumar et al.
Current medicinal chemistry, 18(1), 79-90 (2010-11-30)
Globally, diabetes and obesity are two of the most common metabolic diseases of the 21(st) century. Increasingly, not only adults but children and adolescents are being affected. New approaches are needed to prevent and treat these disorders and to reduce
Yanfeng Xu et al.
Cancer letters, 284(2), 229-237 (2009-05-22)
We investigated the response of human cervix adenocarcinoma HeLa cells to Corosolic acid (CRA) treatment. Our results showed that CRA significantly inhibited cell viability in both a dose- and a time-dependent manner. CRA treatment induced S cell-cycle arrest and caused
Joo-Hyun Kim et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 67, 87-95 (2014-02-26)
Ursolic acid (UA) and corosolic acid (CA), naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene acids, exhibit antiproliferative activities against various cancer cells, but a clear chemopreventive mechanism of these triterpenoids in colon cancer cells remains to be answered. Here we used a cell-based
Yu Yamaguchi et al.
Life sciences, 79(26), 2474-2479 (2006-09-09)
Corosolic acid (CRA), a constituent of banaba leaves, has been reported to have anti-inflammatory and hypoglycemic activities. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of CRA on metabolic risk factors including obesity, hypertension, hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia

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