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Ursolic acid

primary reference standard

Synonym(s):

3β-Hydroxy-12-ursen-28-ic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H48O3
CAS Number:
77-52-1
Molecular Weight:
456.70
Beilstein:
2228563
EC Number:
201-034-0
MDL number:
MFCD00009621
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329747577
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

primary reference standard

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

mp

292 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

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

Produced and qualified by HWI pharma services GmbH.
Exact content by quantitative NMR can be found on the certificate.

Application

Reference Standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products

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

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
HWI01537-2
HWI01537-1
HWI01570-2
HWI01570-1
HWI01570

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Chong Zhao et al.
Autophagy, 9(2), 196-207 (2012-11-28)
Ursolic acid (UA) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid with promising cancer chemopreventive properties. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying anticancer activity of UA is needed for further development as a clinically useful chemopreventive agent. Here, we found that both endoplasmic
Zhongling Zhu et al.
International journal of nanomedicine, 8, 129-136 (2013-01-16)
Ursolic acid is a promising anticancer agent. The current study aims to evaluate the single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics (PK) as well as the safety of ursolic acid nanoliposomes (UANL) in healthy volunteers and in patients with advanced solid tumors. Twenty-four
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
Litao Li et al.
Brain research, 1497, 32-39 (2013-01-02)
Oxidative and inflammatory damages have been suggested to play an important role in cerebral ischemic pathogenesis, and provide promising therapeutic strategies for stroke. Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a pleiotropic transcription factor, has been shown to play a key
Yumiko Achiwa et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 71(1), 31-37 (2007-01-11)
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt (PI3K-Akt) pathway and the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway are important in the development and proliferation of various human cancers. It has been found recently that ursolic acid treatment affects growth and apoptosis in cancer cells.
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