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Nutraceutical Profile

ImmunCR Id : ICR86
Chemical Name : Ursolic acid
Plant Source : Salvia rosmarinus
Nutraceutical information : Edible, Cornus mas (L.) (Red berries), Malus pumila (Mill.) (Rosaceae) (Apple)
Mode of administration : Oral
Immunomodulatory mechanism : Apoptosis (Releases cytochrome C, activates caspase-3, ROS, CHOP, JNK inactivates P13K/Akt, downregulates Bcl2, EGFR/MAPK pathway); Anti-metastasis (downregulates IL-1β, TNF-α, MMP-2, u-PA, inactivates NF-kβ, upregulates Iκβα inhibitors, suppresses CXCR4/CXCL12 receptor 4); Anti-angiogensis (suppresses VEGF, inos, HIF-1α, inhibits STAT3, SHH (sonic hedgehog) Akt/p70s6k signaling pathways); Antioxidant (upregulates GSH, CAT, SOD, gpx GAP43, downregulates lipid peroxidation, attenuates H2O2, MPP+, MDA, regulates NADPH oxidase-NF-kβ signaling pathway); Anti-inflammatory (downregulates IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, COX-2, inos, NF-AT, AP-1); Anti-aging (increase SIRT1, PGC-1α); Cardioprotective (reduces mir-21, p-ERK/ERK, increase camp level, acetylcholine)
Description : Ursolic acid, 3β-hydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic-acid occurs as a crystalline solid or needle like with low solubility in water but soluble in alcoholic naoh and hot glacial acetic acid. It is a pentacyclic triterpene with a C-30 isoprenoid and can exist as an aglycone of saponin or a free acid.

Chemical Structure Information

IUPAC Name (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-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 
SMILES CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O
Formula C30H48O3
InchiKey WCGUUGGRBIKTOS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Classification

Kingdom Organic compounds
Superclass Lipids and lipid-like molecules
Class Prenol lipids
Subclass Triterpenoids

Physicochemical properties

LogP 6.492
Molecular weight 456.7
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor 3
Hydrogen Bond Donor 2
Polar surface area 58.931
No. of rotatable bonds 1
Number of Aromatic Rings 0
Number of rings 5

ADMET Properties

Absorption level Moderate
Solubility level Very Soluble
Blood Brain Barrier Undefined
Plasma protein binding Binder
CYP2D6 inhibition Non-Inhibitor

Other Biological Properties

  • Hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, osteo-protective, neuroprotective, etc.

References

    1. https://doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394591-4.00004-0
    2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2016.01.017
    3. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21165920


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