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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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BETULINIC-ACID

Chemical ID
BETULINICACID
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Anthelmintic *
Antibacterial *
Anticancer Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticarcinomic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiedemic *
AntiHIV IC50=6.5 ug/ml *
AntiHIV 14.8 uM *
AntiHIV EC50=2.0 ug/ml Kashiwada, Y., et. al. 1998. Anti-AIDS Agents. 30. Anti-HIV Activity of Oleanolic Acid, Pomolic Acid, and Structurally Related Triterpenoids. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1090-1095.
Antiinflammatory Recio, M., et al. 1994. Investigations on the Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Triterpenoids from Diospyros leucomelas*. Planta Medica, 61: 9.
Antileukemic *
Antimalarial IC50=19-26 ug/ml *
Antimelanomic New York Times, 3/28/95.
Antinociceptive *
Antiplasmodial IC50=19-26 ug/ml *
Antitumor Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiviral 14.8 uM *
Apoptotic *
Cytotoxic 50-100 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
Cytotoxic 16.4 uM *
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Calophyllum bracteatum Wood 30.0 -0.5 Pavannasasivam, G., & M.U.S. Sultanbawa. 1974. Betulinic acid in the Dilleniaceae and a review of its natural distribution. Phytochem. 13:2002-2006.
Calophyllum lankaensis Bark 1000.0 -0.6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Calophyllum macrocarpum Stem Bark 20.0 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Calophyllum tomentosum Bark 1000.0 -0.6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Camptotheca acuminata Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
Caraipa densiflora Wood Jim Duke's personal files.
Caraipa densiflora Wood Pavannasasivam, G., & M.U.S. Sultanbawa. 1974. Betulinic acid in the Dilleniaceae and a review of its natural distribution. Phytochem. 13:2002-2006.
Caraipa densifolia Bark 103.0 -0.7 Jim Duke's personal files.
Caraipa grandifolia Twig Jim Duke's personal files.
Caraipa grandifolia Wood Jim Duke's personal files.
Caraipa grandifolia Wood Pavannasasivam, G., & M.U.S. Sultanbawa. 1974. Betulinic acid in the Dilleniaceae and a review of its natural distribution. Phytochem. 13:2002-2006.
Careya arborea Bark Jim Duke's personal files.
Carya ovata Stem Bark Jim Duke's personal files.
Cassia obtusifolia Root 5000.0 0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Cassinia laevis Shoot 847.0 -0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Ceanothus americanus Root Bark 200.0 7279.0 1.9 Jim Duke's personal files.
Ceanothus americanus Root Bark 200.0 -0.9 Pavannasasivam, G., & M.U.S. Sultanbawa. 1974. Betulinic acid in the Dilleniaceae and a review of its natural distribution. Phytochem. 13:2002-2006.
Ceanothus velutinus Root Bark Jim Duke's personal files.
Centella asiatica Plant 1100.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Chamaecrista greggii Root 14.8 -0.3 Jim Duke's personal files.