Bioactivity | Communic acid ((+)-Communic acid) is a natural compound isolated from the branches of Platycladus orientalis. Communic acid displays minimum inhibitory concentration of 31 μM and IC50 of 15 μM against M. tuberculosis H37Ra.Communic acid exhibits protective effects against UVB-induced skin aging[1][2][3]. |
Target | 15 μM (M. tuberculosis H37Ra) |
Name | Communic acid |
CAS | 2761-77-5 |
Formula | C20H30O2 |
Molar Mass | 302.45 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Samoylenko V, et al. Antiparasitic, nematicidal and antifouling constituents from Juniperus berries. Phytother Res. 2008;22(12):1570-1576. [2]. Carpenter CD, et al. Anti-mycobacterial natural products from the Canadian medicinal plant Juniperus communis. J Ethnopharmacol. 2012;143(2):695-700. [3]. Huh WB, et al. Brown Pine Leaf Extract and Its Active Component Trans-Communic Acid Inhibit UVB-Induced MMP-1 Expression by Targeting PI3K. PLoS One. 2015;10(6):e0128365. Published 2015 Jun 11. |