Description | Betulinic acid, also known as betulinate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triterpenoids. These are terpene molecules containing six isoprene units. Betulinic acid is found in Achyranthes aspera , Adansonia digitata , Adenosma caeruleum, Aegle marmelos , Albizia versicolor, Alnus japonica, Alphitonia excelsa, Alphitonia excelsa Boiss. , Alphitonia petriei Braid et White. , Alphitonia whitei, Alphitonia zizyphoides , Alstonia scholaris, Ampelozizyphus amazonicus, Anadenanthera colubrina, Anemone raddeana, Anemone rivularis , Anemone tomentosa, Apis cerana, Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus unedo, Artocarpus integer, Arum maculatum L. , Balanops australiana, Barringtonia racemosa, Bauhinia purpurea, Bauhinia vahlii L. , Beilschmiedia zenkeri, Berberis koreana, Berlinia grandiflora, Bertholletia excelsa, Betula alnoides, Betula ermanii, Betula lenta, Betula maximowicziana, Betula papyrifera, Betula pendula, Betula platyphylla, Betula utilis , Bonnetia paniculata, Bowdichia virgilioides, Breynia fruticosa, Brucea javanica, Buxus wallichiana, Calliandra haematocephala, Calophyllum gracilipes, Calophyllum inophyllum, Calophyllum macrocarpum, Calophyllum teysmannii, Camptotheca acuminata, Caraipa densifolia, Cassinia laevis, Catharanthus roseus , Ceanothus americanus, Ceanothus velutinus, Ceriops decandra, Ceriops tagal , Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis KOEHNE , Citrus trifoliata, Clematoclethra scandens, Clermontia fauriei, Clerodendrum bungei, Clerodendrum mandarinorum, Clinopodium umbrosum, Clusia columnaris, Clusia nemorosa , Clusia paralicola, Coccoloba excoriata, Combretum imberbe, Combretum indicum, Combretum laxum, Condea albida, Hedysarum multijugum, Cornus capitata, Cornus florida L., Cornus kousa, Cornus officinalis , Couepia polyandra, Couepia ulei, Coussarea paniculata, Cratoxylum arborescens, Cratoxylum sumatranum, Crossopteryx febrifuga, Crotalaria trifoliastrum, Cuphea carthagenensis, Cussonia bancoensis, Cyclolepis genistoides, Cylicodiscus gabunensis, Datura inoxia, Dialium excelsum, Dichapetalum gelonioides, Dillenia indica, Dillenia papuana, Dillenia philippinensis, Dillenia serrata , Diospyros abyssinica , Diospyros alboflavescens, Diospyros argentea, Diospyros bipindensis, Diospyros buxifolia , Diospyros canaliculata, Diospyros candalleana, Diospyros castanea, Diospyros cauliflora, Diospyros celebica, Diospyros chevalieri, Diospyros chloroxylon , Diospyros cinnabarina, Diospyros consolatae, Diospyros cornii, Diospyros crassiflora, Diospyros curranii, Diospyros dendo, Diospyros diepenhorstii , Diospyros discolor , Diospyros ebenum , Diospyros ehretioides, Diospyros elliptifolia, Diospyros embryopteris , Diospyros eriantha, Diospyros evena, Diospyros exsculpta, Diospyros ferrea, Diospyros fragrans, Diospyros gabunensis, Diospyros gilleti, Diospyros gracilescens, Diospyros greeniway, Diospyros guianensis , Diospyros hirsuta, Diospyros hoyleana, Diospyros ismailii, Diospyros iturensis, Diospyros kaki var.sylvestris , Diospyros kamerunensis, Diospyros leucomelas, Diospyros longiflora, Diospyros lotus , Diospyros mafiensis, Diospyros maingayi, Diospyros malabarica, Diospyros malanonilau, Diospyros mannii, Diospyros maritima , Diospyros melanoxylon , Diospyros mespiliformis , Diospyros mollis, Diospyros monobuttensis, Diospyros montana , Diospyros moonii, Diospyros morrisiana, Diospyros natalensis, Diospyros nigra, Diospyros obliquifolia, Diospyros palmeri, Diospyros peregrina , Diospyros pseudo-malabarica, Diospyros quaesita, Diospyros rhodocalyx, Diospyros sanza-minika, Diospyros siamang, Diospyros siamensis, Diospyros siderophylla, Diospyros singaporensis, Diospyros spinescens, Diospyros sumatrana, Diospyros sylvatica, Diospyros thwaitesii, Diospyros tomentosa , Diospyros verrucosa, Diospyros walkeri, Diospyros wallichii, Diospyros zenkeri, Dipterocarpus hispidus, Discaria americana, Doliocarpus dentatus, Dracocephalum forrestii, Echinops echinatus, Eleocharis sellowiana, Engelhardia roxburghiana, Enkianthus cernuus, Epigaea asiatica, Equisetum arvense, Eremanthus veadeiroensis, Eriobotrya japonica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus camaldulensis var.obtusa , Eucalyptus citriodora , Eugenia moraviana, Eugenia sandwicensis, Euphorbia micractina, Euptelea polyandra, Eurya japonica, Eysenhardtia platycarpa, Fagara tessmannii Engl., Fagonia indica, Fagus taurica, Ficus conraui, Ficus cordata, Ficus pandurata, Ficus polita, Ficus pumila, Ficus sarmentosa, Forsythia suspensa, Garcinia dulcis , Garcinia hanburyi, Gardenia saxatilis, Gladiolus italicus, Gliricidia sepium, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Goniothalamus thwaitesii, Gustavia hexapetala , Gymnosporia cassinoides, Gypsophila struthium, Harpalyce brasiliana, Harungana madagascariensis , Hedyotis lawsoniae, Helicteres angustifolia , Helicteres isora, Henriettella fascicularis, Schefflera heptaphylla, Hypericum ascyron, Hypericum chinense, Hypericum geminiflorum, Hypericum inodorum, Hypericum laricifolium, Hypericum patulum, Hypericum revolutum, Hypericum sampsonii, Hypericum wightianum, Mesosphaerum suaveolens, Ilex latifolia, Ilex macropoda, Illicium difengpi, Inga punctata, Iris missouriensis, Isodon coetsa, Ixeridium gracile, Jasminum lanceolarium, Koompassia malaccensis, Lantana camara, Lavandula angustifolia, Lawsonia alba , Lepechinia caulescens, Leptospermum scoparium, Lespedeza bicolor , Lespedeza davidii, Leucothoe grayana Max., Licania heteromorpha, Licania pyrifolia, Lumnitzera racemosa, Lupinus albus , Luxemburgia octandra, Lycopus asper, Lycopus lucidus, Machaerocereus eruca, Marila laxiflora, Maytenus cuzcoina, Medinilla fengii, Melaleuca ericifolia, Melaleuca leucadendra, Melaleuca leucadendron , Melilotus messanensis, Menyanthes trifoliata, Mesua ferrea, Microtropis fokienensis, Mimosa diplotricha, Mitragyna inermis , Moldenhavera nutans, Licania tomentosa, Morus alba, Morus australis , Mosla dianthera, Myodocarpus gracilis, Nelumbo nucifera, Nerium oleander , Relhania calycina, Relhania fruticosa, Origanum compactum , Orthosiphon stamineus , Osmanthus armatus, Ozothamnus ledifolius, Paeonia emodi, Paeonia lactiflora, Paeonia rockii, Paeonia suffruticosa , Paliurus hemsleyanus, Paliurus ramosissimus, Peganum nigellastrum, Peperomia blanda, Peperomia leptostachya, Peperomia sui, Phyla dulcis, Phyllanthus reticulatus , Picramnia pentandra, Pieris japonica D.Don. , Platanus occidentalis, Plumeria obtusa , Plumeria rubra, Pongamia pinnata , Pouteria torta, Prunella vulgaris, Prunus dulcis, Psorospermum glaberrimum, Psychotria adenophylla , Pyrus communis, Quercus suber, Rauvolfia vomitoria, Retanilla trinervia, Rhododendron anthopogon, Rhododendron arboreum , Rhododendron metternichii, Rhododendron ovatum, Rosa davurica, Rosa multiflora, Rosa rugosa, Rosmarinus officinalis L. , Salacia chinensis, Salvia farinacea, Salvia longistyla, Salvia nicolsoniana, Salvia roborowskii, Salvia thymoides, Salvia verticillata, Salvia virgata, Salvia xalapensis, Sambucus racemosa, Sanguisorba officinalis, Sarcandra glabra, Sarracenia flava, Scaevola floribunda, Schleichera oleosa , Scoparia dulcis L. , Acacia mellifera , Senna lindheimeriana, Senna obtusifolia, Cassia spectabilis , Solanum aviculare, Sorbus decora, Sorocea bonplandii, Stauntonia hexahylla, Stauntonia hexaphylla, Stemodia foliosa, Stemodia maritima, Stenocereus eruca, Swartzia arborescens, Syncarpia glomulifera, Syzigium claviflorum, Syzygium claviflorum, Syzygium formosanum, Syzygium grande, Syzygium sandwicense, Tabebuia rosea, Tadehagi triquetrum, Tectona grandis, Tephrosia purpurea, Terminalia brachystemma, Terminalia elliptica, Terminalia fagifolia, Terminalia glabrescens, Terminalia superba , Ternstroemia cherryi, Ternstroemia gymnanthera, Ternstroemia merrilliana, Tetracentron sinense , Tetracera asiatica, Tetracera boiviniana , Thymus caramanicus, Thymus persicus, Thymus pubescens, Thymus vulgaris , Tovomita brasiliensis, Tovomita brevistaminea, Triphyophyllum peltatum, Tripterygium wilfordii, Uapaca guineensis, Uapaca nitida, Ugni molinae, Ulmus davidiana, Valeriana laxiflora, Vatica cinerea, Vatica diospyroides, Vellozia declinans, Viburnum cylindricum, Viscum album, Viscum coloratum , Vismia cayennensis, Vismia guineensis, Vitex negundo, Vitis vinifera, Wisteria floribunda, Woodfordia fruticosa, Zanthoxylum gilletii, Zataria multiflora, Ziziphus cambodiana, Ziziphus jujuba , Ziziphus jujuba var.spinosa , Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus spina-christi, Ziziphus xylopyrus, Zizphus cambodiana, Zizyphus joazeiro and Zizyphus vulgaris. Betulinic acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). |
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