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89773

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Asiatic acid

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2α,23-Dihydroxyursolic acid, Dammarolic acid, NSC 166063

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H48O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
488.70
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

325-330 °C (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

C[C@@H]1CC[C@@]2(CC[C@]3(C)C(=CC[C@@H]4[C@@]5(C)C[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@](C)(CO)[C@@H]5CC[C@@]34C)[C@@H]2[C@H]1C)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C30H48O5/c1-17-9-12-30(25(34)35)14-13-28(5)19(23(30)18(17)2)7-8-22-26(3)15-20(32)24(33)27(4,16-31)21(26)10-11-29(22,28)6/h7,17-18,20-24,31-33H,8-16H2,1-6H3,(H,34,35)/t17-,18+,20-,21-,22-,23+,24+,26+,27+,28-,29-,30+/m1/s1

InChI key

JXSVIVRDWWRQRT-UYDOISQJSA-N

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Application

Asiatic acid (AA) has been used in a study to investigate its antihypertensive effect in high carbohydrate, high fat (HCHF) diet-induced MS metabolic syndrome (MS) rats. It has also been used in a study to understand its chemoprophylaxis effect against malaria in Sprague-Dawley rats.
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Starting material for asiatic acid derivative synthesis for use as:
  • Anticancer agents
  • Glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors
  • Hepatoprotectants

Biochem/physiol Actions

Asiatic acid is commonly used in wound healing. Asiatic acid has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

JAN Code

89773-BULK:
89773-VAR:
89773-10MG:


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Asiatic acid attenuates renin-angiotensin system activation and improves vascular function in high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet fed rats
Putcharawipa M, et al.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 16(1), 1-1 (2016)
Pre-infection administration of asiatic acid retards parasitaemia induction in Plasmodium berghei murine malaria infected Sprague-Dawley rats.
Mavondo GA, et al.
Malaria Journal, 15(1), 1-1 (2016)
Wenjie Guo et al.
International immunopharmacology, 24(2), 232-238 (2014-12-20)
In the present study, the effect of asiatic acid, a natural triterpenoid compound, on murine experimental colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) and its possible mechanism were examined in vivo and vitro. Oral administration of asiatic acid dose-dependently attenuated
Yongfang Yuan et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 163, 31-38 (2015-01-18)
Asiatic acid is one of the main components in the herb Centella asiatica, which is a well-known herbal medicine for its excellent pharmacological effects. To enhance the development potentials of asiatic acid as a chemopreventative agent, there is a great

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