Identification | More | [Name]
alpha-Amyrin | [CAS]
638-95-9 | [Synonyms]
12-URSEN-3-BETA-OL (3BETA)-URS-12-EN-3-OL A-AMYRIN ALPHA-AMYRIN AMYRIN, A- DELTA-AMYRIN URS-12-EN-3-BETA-OL VIMINALOL alpha-Amyrenol alpha-Amyrine Urs-12-en-3-ol Urs-12-en-3-ol, (3beta)- alpha-AMYRIN hplc A-AMYRIN WITH HPLC Urs-12-en-3β-ol, Viminalol (3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-Octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-ol 3b-Hydroxyurs-12-ene Urs-12-en-3-ol, (3b)- | [EINECS(EC#)]
211-352-1 | [Molecular Formula]
C30H50O | [MDL Number]
MFCD00016754 | [Molecular Weight]
426.72 | [MOL File]
638-95-9.mol |
Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
a-Amyrin is a natural chemical compound of the triterpene class. It is a pentacyclic triterpenol widely distributed in nature and has been isolated from a variety of plant sources such as epicuticular wax. | [Definition]
ChEBI: A pentacyclic triterpenoid that is ursane which contains a double bond between positions 12 and 13 and in which the hydrogen at the 3beta position is substituted by a hydroxy group. | [Purification Methods]
Purify it by acetylation to the acetate followed by hydrolysis and recrystallisation from aqueous MeOH or from EtOH. The acetate when crystallised from pet ether, n-heptane or CHC |
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