Research Area: Cancer Biological Activity: Asiatic acid is the aglycone of asiaticoside isolated from the plant Centella asiatica, commonly used in wound healing. It is a neuroprotectant and inducer of apoptosis in HepG2 human hepatoma cells. It was likely to confine the breast cancer cells in the S-G2/M phase mainly through the p38 pathway, because both SB203580 and p38 small interfering RNA (siRNA) inhibition significantly attenuated the accumulation of inactive phospho-Cdc2 and phospho-Cdc25C proteins and the cell numbers of S-G2/M phase. [1]References on Asiatic acid[1] J Pharmacol Exp Ther., 2005 Apr, 313(1):333-44.
Biochem/physiol Actions Asiatic acid is commonly used in wound healing. Asiatic acid has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. Packaging 500 mg in glass bottle Application Starting material for asiatic acid derivative synthesis for use as: • Anticancer agents1 • Glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors2 • Hepatoprotectants3,4,5
A pentacyclic triterpenoid that is ursane substituted by a carboxy group at position 28 and hydroxy groups at positions 2, 3 and 23 (the 2alpha,3beta stereoisomer). It is isolated from Symplocos lancifolia and Vateria indica and exhibits anti-angiogenic activity.