Betulin

Product Specifications

CAS Number

473-98-3

Synonyms

Betulinol, betuline, betulinic alcohol

Target

Fatty Acid Synthase

Applications

Metabolism

Smiles

CC (=C) C1CCC2 (C1C3CCC4C5 (CCC (C (C5CCC4 (C3 (CC2) C) C) (C) C) O) C) CO

Molecular Formula

C30H50O2

Additionnal Information

Betulin (BE, betulinol, betuline, betulinic alcohol), also known as betulinol, betuline, or betulinic alcohol, is a pentacyclic lupane-type triterpenoid naturally distributed in many plants and displays a broad spectrum of biological and pharmacological properties such as anticancer and chemopreventive activity. Betulin (Trochol), is a sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) inhibitor with an IC50 of 14.5 μM in K562 cell line.