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SMB00177

Kaurenoic acid

≥95% (LC/MS-ELSD)

Synonym(s):

Ent-kaurenoic acid, Kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, Kauren-19-oic acid, Kaurenic acid, Cunabic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H30O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
302.45
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25
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Quality Level

assay

≥95% (LC/MS-ELSD)

form

solid

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

C=C1C[C@@]23CC[C@]4([H])[C@@](C(O)=O)(C)CCC[C@@]4(C)[C@]2([H])CC[C@@H]1C3

InChI

1S/C20H30O2/c1-13-11-20-10-7-15-18(2,16(20)6-5-14(13)12-20)8-4-9-19(15,3)17(21)22/h14-16H,1,4-12H2,2-3H3,(H,21,22)/t14-,15+,16+,18-,19-,20-/m1/s1

InChI key

NIKHGUQULKYIGE-OTCXFQBHSA-N

General description

Natural product derived from plant source.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Kaurenoic acid (KA) is a diterpene which displays selective antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria. Kaurenoic acid exhibits uterine relaxant activity via calcium blockade and opening ATP-sensitive potassium channels.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3



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Xiaoxin Zhuang et al.
Microorganisms, 8(4) (2020-04-05)
A novel actinomycete producing heliquinomycin and 9'-methoxy-heliquinomycin, designated strain jys28T, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of Pinus yunnanensis and characterized using a polyphasic approach. The strain had morphological characteristics and chemotaxonomic properties identical to those of members of the genus
Shirley Boller et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 130(2), 262-266 (2010-05-11)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGYCAL RELEVANCE: The tea from the leaves of Baccharis illinita DC (Asteraceae family) is commonly used by the population as anti-inflammatory (including topically), protective gastric and anti-infectious. However, no studies have been done with this species to confirm its topical
Bruno C Cavalcanti et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 29(7), 560-568 (2009-04-25)
This study evaluated the potential cytotoxicity of the natural diterpenoids kauren-19-oic acid (KA), 14-hydroxy-kaurane (1) and xylopic acid (2), and semi-synthetic derivatives of KA (3-5) towards human cancer cell lines (K562, HL60, MDA-MB435 and SF295) and lymphocytes. Mouse erythrocytes were