Corosolic acid

Corosolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpene acid found in Lagerstroemia speciosa. It is similar in structure to ursolic acid, differing only in the fact that it has a 2-alpha-hydroxy attachment.[1]

Corosolic acid
Names
IUPAC name
(1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-10,11-Dihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid
Other names
Glucosol; Corsolic acid; Colosic acid; 2α-Hydroxyursolic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.125.730
UNII
Properties
C30H48O4
Molar mass 472.710 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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