General description
Betulinic acid is a pentacyclic triterpene, isolated from the leaves of Syzigium claviflorum. It is found to be an inhibitor of HIV replication in H9 lymphocyte cells.
Application
Betulinic acid may be used as a reference standard in the determination of betulinic acid in white birch bark using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC).
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Biochem/physiol Actions
Betulinic acid, a pentacyclic triterpene, selectively induces apoptosis in tumor cells by directly activating the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis through a p53- and CD95-independent mechanism.
Packaging
Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.
- UPC:
- 51284710
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- 91466-10MG