A Novel Triterpene from Centella asiatica

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Molecules 2006, 11(9), 661-665; doi:10.3390/11090661

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A Novel Triterpene from Centella asiatica

Quan-Lin Yu ¹ , Hong-Quan Duan ³ , Yoshihisa Takaishi ⁴ and Wen-Yuan Gao ¹^,*

¹ College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P.R. China ² School of Agronomy, Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Hebei Cangli, 066600, P.R. China ³ School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, P.R. China ⁴ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan

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Received: 28 July 2006; in revised form: 11 August 2006 / Accepted: 30 August 2006 / Published: 4 September 2006

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Abstract: A novel triterpene, 2α,3β,20,23-tetrahydroxyurs-28-oic acid (1), was isolated from the aerial part of Centella asiatica. Its structure was elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 2D-NMR spectra. It displayed no activity against Hela and A549 cell lines at concentrations of 10 and 30 μg/mL, respectively.

Keywords: Centella asiatica; triterpene; 2α; 3β; 20; 23-tetrahydroxyurs-28-oic acid.

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Yu, Q.-L.; Duan, H.-Q.; Takaishi, Y.; Gao, W.-Y. A Novel Triterpene from Centella asiatica. Molecules 2006, 11, 661-665.

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Yu Q.-L., Duan H.-Q., Takaishi Y., Gao W.-Y. A Novel Triterpene from Centella asiatica. Molecules. 2006; 11(9):661-665.

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Yu, Quan-Lin; Duan, Hong-Quan; Takaishi, Yoshihisa; Gao, Wen-Yuan. 2006. "A Novel Triterpene from Centella asiatica." Molecules 11, no. 9: 661-665.

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