Bioactivity | Betulonic acid (Betunolic acid), a naturally occurring triterpene, is found in many plants. Betulonic acid has anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, antiparasitic and anti-viral (HSV-1) activities[2][1][3][4]. | ||||||||||||
Invitro | Betulonic acid (72 h) inhibits the growth of various types of human tumor cell lines, including MGC-803,PC3, Bcap-37, A375, MCF-7 tumor cell lines, with IC50s of 17.7, 13.9, 25.7, 28.9, 18.2 μM, respectively[2].Betulonic acid has antiplasmodial activity, with IC50 of 10 μM[3].Betulonic acid inhibits HSV-1, ECHO6 and influenza FPV viruses, with EC50s of 0.9, 73.32, and 5.7 µM, respectively[4]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Betulonic acid | ||||||||||||
CAS | 4481-62-3 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C30H46O3 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 454.68 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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