Phytochemical Name : 2a,3ß-dihydroxylup-20(29)-ene-27,28-dioic acid

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1577
Phytochemical name or plant extracts 2a,3ß-dihydroxylup-20(29)-ene-27,28-dioic acid
PMID 17464428
Literature evidence Fractions containing mainly betulin, lupenone, 3beta-hydroxylup-20(29)-ene-27,28-dioic acid, and 2alpha,3beta-dihydroxylup-20(29)-ene-27,28-dioic acid showed more activity than crude extracts.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Triterpenoid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Ampelozizyphus amazonicus Ducke
Geographical availability Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Plant parts Stem
Other cancers Breast cancer, Skin cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency 2alpha,3beta-dihydroxylup-20(29)-ene-27,28-dioic acid exhibited cytotoxicity against both SKBR-3 human adenocarcinoma and C-8161 human melanoma tumor cell lines (>0.1 mg/mL).
Cell line/ mice model SKBR-3, C-8161
Additional information  A. amazonicus extracts contain potential compounds for use as chemoprophylactic agents against T. cruzi.
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:11511-2
Safety NA