| Description | Beta-Amyrin, also known as amyrin or b-amyrenol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triterpenoids. These are terpene molecules containing six isoprene units. Thus, beta-amyrin is considered to be an isoprenoid lipid molecule. beta-Amyrin is found in Acaena splendens, Acanthothamnus aphyllus, Acer triflorum, Achillea alexandri-regis Bornm.& Rudski, Achillea millefolium, Aconitum septentrionale, Acronychia pedunculata, Aesculus hippocastanum, Ageratina glechonophylla, Aglaia lawii, Aglaomorpha quercifolia, Ailanthus triphysa, Ajania fruticulosa, Ajuga chamaepitys, Akebia trifoliata, Aleurites moluccanus, Alibertia edulis, Alibertia macrophylla, Allagopappus viscosissimus, Allium victorialis, Alstonia scholaris, Alstonia boonei, Amsonia angustifolia, Anadenanthera colubrina, Anagallis arvensis, Ancathia igniaria, Anchietea pyrifolia, Ancistrocladus ealaensis, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arbutus unedo, Archidendron chevalieri, Arctostaphylos patula, Ardisia elliptica, Ardisia solanacea , Arisaema flavum, Arnebia hispidissima, Arnica mollis, Artemisia annua , Artemisia argyi, Artemisia douglasiana, Artemisia feddei, Artemisia giraldii, Artemisia igniaria, Artemisia leucotricha, Artemisia phaeolepis, Asclepias speciosa, Asclepias syriaca L. , Asphodelus albus , Aspilia mossambicensis, Aster sedifolius, Aster tongolensis, Atractylodes lancea, Aucoumea klaineana, Austroderia toetoe, Austroeupatorium inulifolium, Avena sativa, Avena strigosa , Baccharis incarum, Baccharis neaei, Baccharoides anthelmintica, Balanophora fungosa, Balanophora harlandii, Balanophora indica, Balanophora japonica, Ballota limbata , Beta vulgaris, Betula platyphylla, Bischofia javanica, Bosistoa transversa, Boswellia serrata, Bothriocline amplifolia, Brachylaena ramiflora, Brosimum gaudichaudii, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza , Bryonia dioica, Buddleja asiatica, Buddleja globosa, Buddleja madagascariensis, Bursera simaruba, Buxus wallichiana, Byrsonima microphylla, Parasenecio auriculatus, Calendula officinalis, Callicarpa arborea , Callicarpa pedunculata, Calotropis gigantea , Calotropis procera, Calyptocarpus vialis, Camellia japonica, Camellia sasanqua, Camellia sinensis, Campanula patula, Canarina canariensis, Canarium album, Canarium spp., Canarium strictum, Canarium zeylanicum, Canavalia ensiformis, Cardopatium corymbosum, Cassia fistula, Cassia javanica, Casuarina equisetifolia , Catalpa longissima, Catharanthus roseus , Cecropia pachystachya, Cedrelopsis grevei, Celastrus hypoleucus, Centaurea africana, Centaurea arenaria, Centaurea aspera, Centaurea cineraria L., Centrapalus pauciflorus, Chaetanthera chilensis, Chenopodium quinoa, Chimaphila umbellata, Chiococca alba , Chrysolaena platensis, Chrysolaena propinqua, Chuquiraga ulicina, Cirsium palustre, Citrus paradisi, Clematis montana, Clerodendrum splendens, Cnidoscolus urens, Codonopsis pilosula, Commiphora confusa, Commiphora dalzielii, Commiphora kua, Conyza aegyptica, Conyza bonariensis, Conyza filaginoides, Conyza pyrrhopappa, Cornus officinalis , Costus tonkinensis, Couroupita subsessilis, Craibiodendron yunnanense, Crataegus monogyna, Crepis capillaris, Croton crassifolius, Crotone hieronymi, Cupania latifolia, Cuphea carthagenensis, Cuscuta reflexa, Cyanthillium cinereum, Cyclocarya paliurus, Cyclolepis genistoides, Cyclotrichium niveum, Cynanchum taiwanianum, Cynara cardunculus, Cynara humilis, Cyphostemma juttae, Dalbergia sissoo, Dalea tuberculata, Daphne oleoides, Decalepsis hamiltonii, Dendropanax trifidus, Derris laxiflora, Derris oblonga, Derris trifoliata, Dichrostachys cinerea, Dichrostachys cinerea Maab. , Dictamnus hispanicus , Diospyros cordifolia , Diospyros lotus , Diospyros maritima BLUME , Diospyros melanoxylon, Diospyros morrisiana, Diospyros peregrina , Diospyros virginiana, Diploknema butyracea, Dischidia formosana, Dorstenia lindeniana, Dudleya brittonii, Inula cappa , Echinops echinatus, Ehretia buxifolia , Ehretia monopyrena, Ekebergia pterophylla, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Endosamara racemosa, Enkianthus nudipes, Eragrostis curvula, Eremanthus veadeiroensis, Eremosis tomentosa, Erigeron canadensis, Erythrina senegalensis , Erythroxylum passerinum, Erythroxylum rimosum, Eschenbachia blinii, Eucalyptus globulus, Tetradium glabrifolium, Euonymus alatus, Eupatorium cannabinum, Eupatorium macrocephalum Lee. , Euphorbia aphylla, Euphorbia bivonae, Euphorbia cyparissias, Euphorbia decipiens, Euphorbia ebracteolata, Euphorbia esula, Euphorbia falcata L. , Euphorbia ferganensis, Euphorbia hirta , Euphorbia kansui, Euphorbia larica, Euphorbia lathyris , Euphorbia myrsinites, Euphorbia nicaeensis, Euphorbia nutans, Euphorbia paralias, Euphorbia piscatoria, Euphorbia tirucalli , Pedilanthus tithymaloides , Excoecaria agallocha, Heterophragma adenophyllum, Festuca argentina, Ficus cordata, Ficus eriobotryoides, Ficus glumosa, Ficus pumila, Ficus sarmentosa, Ficus septica, Ganoderma applanatum, Garcinia multiflora, Garcinia vilersiana, Gentiana lutea , Gentiana straminea , Gerbera jamesonii, Gladiolus italicus, Glycyrrhiza glabra , Nahuatlea hypoleuca, Gonocaryum calleryanum, Guilandina bonduc, Gustavia hexapetala, Gustavia longifolia, Gymnanthemum myrianthum, Gymnosporia cassinoides, Gynura japonica, Vaccaria hispanica , Halothamnus somalensis, Haloxylon salicornicum, Helianthus annuus, Helianthus radula, Helichrysum forskahlii , Heliotropium ellipticum, Heliotropium indicum, Heliotropium marifolium, Helminthotheca comosa, Hemidesmus indicus , Hieracium gymnocephalum, Hippophae rhamnoides, Hoslundia opposita, Hoya australis, Hoya naumannii, Humulus lupulus , Mesosphaerum suaveolens, Ilex aquifolium, Ilex asprella, Ilex latifolia, Ilex pubescens , Intsia bijuga, Iris germanica, Iris germanica L. , Iris versicolor, Isodon eriocalyx, Ixeridium dentatum, Ixeridium gracile, Ixeris chinensis, Ixora coccinea, Jasminum azoricum, Jatropha gossypiifolia, Jungia polita, Himalaiella deltoidea, Kalanchoe miniata, Kalanchoe pinnata, Khaya senegalensis, Kopsia arborea, Lactuca sativa, Laggera crispata, Lantana strigocamara, Laurencia dendroidea, Lavandula canariensis, Lens culinaris, Leontodon filii, Lessingianthus mollissimus, Leucosceptrum canum, Ligustrum obtusifolium, Liriodendron tulipifera, Lobelia davidii, Lobelia inflata, Lonchocarpus atropurpureus, Lotus japonicus, Lydenburgia cassinoides, Macaranga tanarius, Dolichandra unguis-cati, Maclura pomifera, Dioclea grandiflora, Malva parviflora , Mammillaria longimamma, Mangifera indica, Manihot esculenta, Manilkara kauki, Maquira coriacea, Marsdenia cundurango , Marsdenia tinctoria, Marsypianthes chamaedrys , Maytenus boaria, Maytenus chubutensis, Gymnosporia diversifolia, Maytenus heterophylla , Maytenus magellanica, Maytenus nemorosa, Maytenus salicifolia, Gymnosporia senegalensis, Maytenus woodsonii, Medicago sativa , Medicago truncatula, Melia azedarach, Mesua ferrea, Microglossa pyrifolia, Microtropis fokienensis, Mikania campanulata, Millettia conraui , Millettia thonningii , Mimosa rubicaulis, Mimusops elengi, Mimusops littoralis, Mirabilis jalpa , Montanoa hibiscifolia, Montanoa tomentosa, Monteverdia ilicifolia, Moringa oleifera , Moringa peregrina , Moringa stenopetala , Morus alba, Morus australis , Mutisia acuminata, Myrcia multiflora, Neobeguea mahafalensis, Neolitsea sericea, Nerium oleander, Nicotiana tabacum, Nierembergia linariifolia, Nigella sativa , Ocimum basilicum , Origanum compactum , Ornithopus sativus, Oryza coarctata, Pachylaena atriplicifolia, Packera hartiana, Paeonia emodi, Panax ginseng , Panax quinquefolius, Papaver rhoeas, Parahancornia fasciculata, Parkinsonia aculeata, Paullinia pinnata, Penianthus zenkeri, Perezia pinnatifida, Perezia recurvata, Pergularia daemia, Periploca calophylla, Periploca laevigata, Cryptolepis nigrescens, Periploca sepium, Phyllanthus flexuosus, Phyllanthus urinaria, Picris hieracioides, Pileostegia viburnoides var. glabrescens, Piper umbellatum , Pistacia lentiscus, Plectranthus ornatus, Pluchea lanceolata, Pluchea sagittalis, Plumbago zeylanica , Plumeria obtusa , Polygala tenuifolia , Polypodium formosanum, Polyscias bracteata, Populus tremula L. , Populus tremuloides, Portulaca oleracea, Pouteria torta, Protium heptaphyllum, Protium heptaphylum, Protium kleinii, Prunella vulgaris, Pseudobrickellia brasiliensis, Psorospermum androsaemifolium, Psorospermum androsaemifolium BAKER, Pterocarpus santalinus , Ptilostemon gnaphaloides, Quercus glauca Thunb. , Quercus myrsenaefolia, Quercus stenophylla Makino., Quercus suber, Catunaregam spinosa, Ranunculus laetus, Rhinacanthus nasutus, Rhododendron barbatum, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, Toxicodendron sylvestre, Rubus plicatus, Salacia chinensis, Salacia reticulata, Salvia fruticosa, Salvia mellifera, Salvia pratensis, Salvia staminea, Salvia tomentosa, Salvia verticillata, Sambucus chinensis, Sambucus javanica, Sapium haematospermum , Sapium stylare, Saussurea pricei, Scaevola spinescens, Scolopia chinensis, Sebertia acuminata, Semialarium mexicanum, Jacobaea auricula, Senecio chionophilus, Senecio racemosus, Senecio viravira, Senna petersiana, Serjania salzmanniana, Sesamum alatum, Shorea robusta, Sidera lenis, Sideritis argosphacelus var. spicata, Sideritis canariensis, Sideritis candicans, Sideritis candicans var.eriocephala, Sideritis dendro-chahorra, Sideritis discolor, Sideritis kuegleriana, Sideritis lotsyi var. mascaensis, Sideritis tenoi, Silybum marianum, Sinapis arvensis, Siphoneugena densiflora, Solanum lycopersicum , Solenostemma argel , Solidago nemoralis, Solidago virgaurea, Sonchus arvensis , Sonchus asper, Sorghum bicolor, Spermacoce articularis, Sphagneticola trilobata, Spiraea formosana , Stauntonia hexaphylla, Stevia seleriana, Stizolophus coronopifolius, Streptocaulon juventas, Strychnos potatorum , Strychnos spinosa, Swertia angustifolia, Swertia chirayita, Swertia paniculata, Symphoricarpos albus, Symphyotrichum subulatum, Symplocos racemosa , Tabernaemontana catharinensis, Tabernaemontana glandulosa, Tabernaemontana laeta, Tabernaemontana markgrafiana, Tabernaemontana ventricosa, Talipariti tiliaceum, Tamarix gallica, Tanacetum argenteum, Tanacetum vulgare, Taraxacum japonicum, Taraxacum mongolicum, Tephrosia strigosa, Terminalia brasiliensis, Terminalia elliptica, Terminalia superba , Ternstroemia gymnanthera, Teucrium heterophyllum, Teucrium royleanum, Thevetia peruviana , Tilia tomentosa, Tipuana tipu, Todaroa aurea, Toddalia asiatica, Toona ciliata, Tovomita brasiliensis, Trachelospermum asiaticum, Tragopogon pratensis, Trattinnickia aspera, Mallotus nudiflorus, Trichilia havanensis, Trichodesma africanum, Tridax procumbens, Trifolium repens, Tripterygium wilfordii, Trochodendron aralioides, Urolepis hecatantha, Ventilago denticulata, Vernonanthura chamaedrys, Vernonia brasiliana, Vernonia incana, Viburnum furcatum, Viburnum opulus, Vigna angularis, Viscum album, Viscum coloratum, Viscum cruciatum, Vismia cayennensis, Vitis vinifera, Wedelia acapulcensis, Wedelia asperrima, Withania somnifera, Wrightia tinctoria, Ximenia americana, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Zanthoxylum armatum , Zanthoxylum beecheyanum, Zanthoxylum nitidum, Zanthoxylum piasezkii, Zanthoxylum podocarpum Hemsl., Zanthoxylum schinifolium, Zanthoxylum simulans, Zea mays and Tetraena simplex. beta-Amyrin was first documented in 1968 (PMID: 5639923). Beta-Amyrin is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral (PMID: 16478469) (PMID: 17803686) (PMID: 21046981) (PMID: 24079177) (PMID: 24960408) (PMID: 25026352). |
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