Oleanolic Acid
Synonyms
Hederins
Olean-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3beta)-
Oleanane Triterpenes
Oleanol
Triterpenes, Oleanane
A pentacyclic triterpene that occurs widely in many PLANTS as the free acid or the aglycone for many SAPONINS. It is biosynthesized from lupane. It can rearrange to the isomer, ursolic acid, or be oxidized to taraxasterol and amyrin.