OLEANOLIC ACID

Synonyms. Oleanolic acid; (3-beta)-3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid; 3-beta-Hydroxyolean-12-en- 28-oic acid; Astrantiagenin C; Caryophyllin; Giganteumgenin C; Oleanic acid; (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR, 8aR, 10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9, 12a-Heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a, 7,8,8a, 10,11,12,13, 14b- tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid

OLEANOLIC ACID

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

508-02-1

EINECS RN

208-081-6

FORMULA

C30H48O3

MOLE WEIGHT

456.70

H.S CODE

2918.19.9000

SMILES

C1[C@@]2([C@@]3(C([C@H]4[C@@](CCC(C4)(C)C)(C(O)=O)CC3)= CC [C@@H]2[C@@]2([C@@H](C([C@@H](O)CC2)(C)C)C1)C)C)C

CLASSIFICATION

Triterpenoid

EXTRA NOTES

A pentacyclic triterpene that occurs widely in many PLANTS as the free acid or the aglycone for many SAPONINS. It is biosynthesized from lupane. It can rearrange to the isomer, ursolic acid, or be oxidized to taraxasterol and amyrin. (MeSH)

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

white powder

MELTING POINT

310 C

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Insoluble

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY Soluble in acetone,chloroform, ethanol, ether

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

7.95

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong oxidizing agents.

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking - Oleanolic acid

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Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Oleanolic acid

PubChem Compound Summary - Oleanolic acid

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) - Oleanolic acid

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ - Oleanolic acid

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ - Oleanolic acid

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white powder

ASSAY

98.0% min (on anhydrous basis)

OPTICAL ROTATION

+74.0° ~ +79.0° (c = 1 in CHCl3)

WATER

6.0% max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

Not regulated

HAZARD CLASS

 
PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

May be harmful if inhaled. May cause respiratory tract irritation. May be harmful if absorbed through skin. May cause skin irritation. May cause eye irritation. May be harmful if swallowed.

HAZARD CODES

Xi

RISK PHRASES

36/37/38

SAFETY PHRASES

26-36

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers