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betulinic acid
betulinic acid[¦bech·ə¦lin·ik ′as·əd] (organic chemistry) C30H48O3 A dibasic acid, slightly soluble in water, ethyl alcohol, and acetone. betulinic acid
betulinic acid A natural pentacyclic triterpene extracted from bark of various plants—e.g., Betula pubescens, Lycopus lucidus, Syzigium claviflorum, Ziziphus mauritiana, Prunella vulgaris, and others—which is anti-retroviral (inhibits steps of HIV assembly and virion budding), anti-malarial, anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative (inhibits telomerase and induces apoptosis). |