Betulinic acid
SIGMA/B8936 - ≥98% (HPLC)
Synonym: 3β-Hydroxy-20(29)-lupaene-28-oic acid; Lupatic acid; Mairin
CAS Number: 472-15-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C30H48O3
Molecular Weight: 456.70
EC Number: 207-448-8
MDL Number: MFCD00009619
Linear Formula: C30H48O3
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | metabolomics vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products |
| assay | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C30H48O3/c1-18(2)19-10 |
| InChI key | QGJZLNKBHJESQX-FZFNOLFKSA |
| mp | 295-298 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | CC(=C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@]2(CC[ |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| Application: | Betulinic acid (BetA) has been used: • to test its effects as an antiviral agent against Dengue virus (DENV) • as a sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) inhibitor to repress the lipid metabolism and proliferation of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) cells • as a treatment to test its anti-tumor properties for cell viability and apoptotic cell death assays in multiple myeloma models |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Betulinic acid displays many biological and pharmacological properties such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and anti-malarial properties. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Betulinic acid, a pentacyclic triterpene, selectively induces apoptosis in tumor cells by directly activating the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis through a p53- and CD95-independent mechanism. |
| General description: | Betulinic acid (BetA) is a natural product mostly sourced from the birch tree (Betula spp.). This pentacyclic lupanetype triterpenoid is also associated with other species such as Syzygium spp., Diospyros spp., Ziziphus spp., and Paeonia spp.. |
| Packaging: | 5, 25 mg in glass bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| mp | 295-298 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352205 |

