CHEBI:2873 - asiatic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:2873
ChEBI Nameasiatic acid
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DefinitionA pentacyclic triterpenoid that is ursane substituted by a carboxy group at position 28 and hydroxy groups at positions 2, 3 and 23 (the 2α,3β stereoisomer). It is isolated from Symplocos lancifolia and Vateria indica and exhibits anti-angiogenic activity.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:68382
Last Modified20 May 2025
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FormulaC30H48O5
Net Charge0
Average Mass488.709
Monoisotopic Mass488.35017
SMILES[H][C@]12CC=C3[C@@](C)(CC[C@@]4(C(=O)O)CC[C@@H](C)[C@H](C)[C@@]34[H])[C@]1(C)CC[C@]1([H])[C@]2(C)C[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@]1(C)CO
InChIInChI=1S/C30H48O5/c1-17-9-12-30(25(34)35)14-13-28(5)19(23(30)18(17)2)7-8-22-26(3)15-20(32)24(33)27(4,16-31)21(26)10-11-29(22,28)6/h7,17-18,20-24,31-33H,8-16H2,1-6H3,(H,34,35)/t17-,18+,20-,21-,22-,23+,24+,26+,27+,28-,29-,30+/m1/s1
InChIKeyJXSVIVRDWWRQRT-UYDOISQJSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Symplocos lancifolia (ncbitaxon:239704) leaf (BTO:0000713) PubMed (21288041) Dried, powdered leaves extracted with boiling 80% methanol
Vateria indica (IPNI:321552-1) latex (BTO:0000710) PubMed (21561086) Previous component: resin;
Combretum quadrangulare (IPNI:170410-1) leaf (BTO:0000713) PubMed (21265555) Methanolic extract of leaves
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Application:
angiogenesis modulating agent  An agent that modulates the physiologic angiogenesis process. This is accomplished by endogenous angiogenic proteins and a variety of other chemicals and pharmaceutical agents.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873) has parent hydride ursane (CHEBI:35711)
asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873) has role angiogenesis modulating agent (CHEBI:50926)
asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384)
asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid (CHEBI:25872)
asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873) is a triol (CHEBI:27136)
asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873) is conjugate acid of asiatate (CHEBI:234025)
Incoming Relation(s)
11α-hydroxyasiatic acid (CHEBI:68380) has functional parent asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873)
19α-hydroxyasiatic acid (CHEBI:67915) has functional parent asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873)
2α,3β,23α-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid 28-O-[β-D-glucosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucoside] (CHEBI:234052) has functional parent asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873)
2α,3β,23α-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (CHEBI:67952) has functional parent asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873)
3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl]-28-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]asiatic acid (CHEBI:68379) has functional parent asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873)
asiaticoside (CHEBI:79928) has functional parent asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873)
asiatate (CHEBI:234025) is conjugate base of asiatic acid (CHEBI:2873)
IUPAC Name 
(2α,3β)-2,3,23-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid
Synonym  Source
Asiatic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Manual XrefsDatabases
C08617KEGG COMPOUND
TW200938215Patent
JP2012092110Patent
0ASPDBeChem
C00003739KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2712715Reaxys
CAS:464-92-6KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:464-92-6ChemIDplus
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