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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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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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Satoshi Takagi et al.
Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan), 31(4), 213-218 (2010-09-14)
Corosolic acid (CA), contained in the leaves of the banaba plant (Lagerstroemia speciosa L.), is a pentacyclic triterpene, and has hypoglycemic effects. The effects of CA on dietary hypercholesterolemia and hepatic steatosis were assessed in KK-Ay mice, an animal model
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
Myung Sun Lee et al.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 33(6), 931-937 (2010-06-05)
Overexpression/amplification of human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2/neu (erbB-2) oncogene plays a causal role in carcinogenesis and correlates with a poor clinical prognosis. However, little is known about HER2 in gastric cancer. In this study, we explored the pharmacological activities
Kotaro Yamada et al.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 31(4), 651-655 (2008-04-02)
Corosolic acid (CRA), a constituent of Banaba leaves, has been reported to exert anti-hypertension, anti-hyperinsulinemia, anti-hyperglycemia, and anti-hyperlipidemia effects as well as to induce anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of
Myung Sun Lee et al.
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 24(1), 49-53 (2009-06-24)
Four ursane-type triterpenoids, corosolic acid (1), ilekudinol B (2), ursolic acid (3) and pomolic acid (4), were isolated from an EtOAc-soluble extract of the leaves of Weigela subsessilis. These bioactive compounds were evaluated for their glucose uptake activity and produced

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