| Description | Ursolic acid, also known as ursolate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triterpenoids. These are terpene molecules containing six isoprene units. Ursolic acid is found in Acanthopanax sessiliflorus, Acer triflorum, Achyranthes aspera , Achyrocline bogotensis (HBK.) DC., Acridocarpus vivy, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia polygama, Aganosma caryophyllata, Agrimonia pilosa, Ajuga chamaepitys, Alchemilla xanthochlora, Alhagi persarum, Alibertia edulis, Alibertia macrophylla, Cordiera sessilis, Almeidea coerulea, Alysicarpus monilifer, Amsonia tomentosa, Anaphalis margaritacea, Anaphalis sinica, Anoectochilus roxburghii, Anredera cordifolia, Antennaria dioica, Anthotroche blackii, Aralia decaisneana, Arbutus andrachne L. , Arctostaphylos columbiana, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi , Artocarpus integer, Asclepias syriaca, Baccharis coridifolia, Baccharis dracunculifolia, Baccharis tricuneata, Backhousia angustifolia, Bacopa monnieri, Baeckea frutescens, Banisteriopsis caapi, Betula alnoides, Bischofia javanica, Boschniakia himalaica, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Brunfelsia grandiflora, Bursera cuneata, Bursera penicillata, Clinopodium ashei, Calceolaria pinifolia, Callicarpa arborea , Callicarpa formosana , Callicarpa macrophylla , Callicarpa pedunculata, Callicarpa pentandra, Callistemon citrinus, Calluna vulgaris, Calophyllum polyanthum, Camellia sinensis, Campanula patula, Campanula persicifolia, Campsis grandiflora, Camptotheca acuminata, Hyptis spicigera, Cantinoa mutabilis, Capparis spinosa, Carapa guianensis, Carissa carandas , Catharanthus roseus , Catharanthus trichophyllus, Cecropia pachystachya, Cedronella canariensis, Celtis philippinensis, Centella asiatica , Cercocarpus montanus, Cetraria islandica, Chaenomeles japonica , Chaenomeles sinensis , Chaenomeles speciosa, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Chenopodium quinoa, Chiococca alba , Citrus trifoliata, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladophora vagabunda, Clematoclethra scandens, Clerodendranthus spicatus, Clerodendrum japonicum, Clinopodium chilense, Clinopodium chinense, Clinopodium douglasii, Clinopodium umbrosum, Clusia columnaris, Coccoloba excoriata, Coleus aromaticus , Conandron ramondioides, Conandron ramondioides Sieb.et Zucc. , Condea albida, Condea verticillata, Coriaria intermedia, Coriaria nepalensis, Coriaria ruscifolia, Cornus kousa, Cornus mas, Cornus officinalis , Cotoneaster simonsii, Couepia ulei, Cousinia canescens, Coussarea paniculata, Craibiodendron yunnanense, Crataegus cuneata , Crataegus hupehensis, Crataegus pinnatifida , Crataegus pinnatifida var.major , Crataegus sinaica, Crepis capillaris, Croton bonplandianus, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Cunila lythrifolia, Cuphea carthagenensis, Cuphea wrightii, Cussonia bancoensis, Cyclolepis genistoides, Cydonia oblonga, Cynara humilis, Cynomorium songaricum, Cyphanthera spinescens, Dissochaeta beccariana, Decaneuropsis cumingiana, Desfontainia spinosa, Dialium excelsum, Diospyros blancoi, Diospyros castanea, Diospyros cauliflora, Diospyros crassiflora, Diospyros curranii, Diospyros dendo, Diospyros ebenum , Diospyros evena, Diospyros ferrea, Diospyros hirsuta, Diospyros kaki , Diospyros leucomelas, Diospyros lotus , Diospyros malanonilau, Diospyros melanoxylon , Diospyros montana , Diospyros morrisiana, Diospyros quaesita, Diospyros tomentosa , Dipsacus laciniatus, Discaria chacaye, Dracocephalum kotschyi , Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Duboisia myoporoides, Inula cappa , Duranta erecta, Eclipta alba, Eclipta prostrata, Ehretia buxifolia , Acanthopanax senticosus , Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus, Elliottia paniculata, Elsholtzia ciliata, Empetrum nigrum, Englerophytum magalismontanum, Enkianthus campanulatus, Enkianthus cernuus, Epigaea asiatica, Equisetum arvense, Erica andevalensis, Tabernaemontana divaricata, Erythrina arborescens, Erythrina crista-galli, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus camaldulensis var.obtusa , Eucalyptus citriodora , Eucalyptus cladocalyx, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus perriniana, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus saligna, Eucalyptus tereticornis , Eucommia ulmoides , Euphorbia paralias, Evolvulus nummularius, Fagonia indica, Heterophragma adenophyllum, Ficus microcarpa , Ficus mucuso, Ficus pandurata, Ficus pumila, Ficus sarmentosa, Forsythia suspensa , Forsythia viridissima, Fridericia triplinervia, Frullania tamarisci, Galeana pratensis, Gardenia jasminoides , Gardenia saxatilis, Gelsemium sempervirens, Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana dahurica, Gentiana macrophylla, Gentiana pedicellata, Gentiana tibetica, Gentianella florida, Gentianopsis paludosa, Geum japonicum, Geum rivale, Geum rupestre, Gladiolus italicus, Glechoma hederacea, Glechoma lungituba, Gnetum montanum, Godmania aesculifolia, Gonocaryum calleryanum , Gustavia hexapetala, Haloxylon salicornicum, Hedyotis dichotoma, Hedyotis herbacea, Hedyotis lawsoniae, Hedysarum sikkimense, Helicteres angustifolia, Heracleum granatense, Hex aquifolium, Hintonia latiflora, Hippophae rhamnoides, Holarrhena pubescens, Hoslundia opposita, Hunteria umbellata, Hydrangea heteromalla, Hymenodictyon excelsum, Hypotrachyna neodamaziana, Hyptis brevipes , Hyptis capitata, Mesosphaerum suaveolens, Mesosphaerum urticoides, Hyssopus seravschanicus, Ilex affinis, Ilex aquifolium, Ilex asprella, Ilex brevicuspis, Ilex cornuta , Ilex dumosa, Ilex integra, Ilex latifolia, Ilex macropoda, Ilex paraguariensis, Ilex pubescens , Ilex rotunda, Incarvillea arguta, Incarvillea delavayi, Indigofera tetrantha, Inula japonica, Isatis tinctoria , Isertia haenkeana, Isodon coetsa, Isodon eriocalyx, Isodon excisus, Isodon glutinosus, Isodon grandifolius, Isodon japonicus, Isodon loxothyrsus, Isodon nervosus, Isodon oresbia, Isodon oresbius, Isodon phyllostachys, Rabdosia rubescens , Isodon sculponeatus, Isodon serra, Isodon ternifolius, Isodon wikstroemioides, Isodon yuennanensis, Ixeridium gracile, Ixeris japonica, Ixora coccinea, Jacaranda copaia, Jacaranda decurrens, Jasminum grandiflorum, Juglans regia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Lagochilus leiacanthus, Lancea tibetica, Lantana camara, Lantana indica, Lantana ukambensis, Lasianthus gardneri, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula canariensis, Lavandula gibsonii, Lavandula multifida, Lawsonia inermis , Leandra lacunosa, Lecanthus peduncularis, Lepechinia caulescens, Lepechinia meyenii, Leptospermum scoparium , Leucosceptrum stellipilum, Leucothoe grayana Max., Leucothoe keiskei, Licania pyrifolia, Ligularia dolichobotrys, Ligularia macrophylla, Ligularia sagitta, Ligustrum lucidum , Ligustrum obtusifolium, Liriope muscari , Lonicera angustifolia, Lotus creticus, Ludwigia octovalvis , Lycopus asper, Lydenburgia cassinoides, Lyonia ovalifolia, Lythrum salicaria, Dolichandra unguis-cati, Mallotus peltatus, Mallotus repandus, Malus doumeri varl formosana, Malus spp. , Mandevilla martiana, Maquira coriacea, Marsypianthes chamaedrys , Melaleuca ericifolia, Melaleuca leucadendra, Melaleuca leucadendron , Melia azedarach, Mentha longifolia, Meriandra benghalensis , Mesosphaerum pectinatum, Miconia fallax, Microtropis japonica, Mimusops elengi, Mirabilis himalaica, Mirabilis jalapa, Mitragyna speciosa, Mitragyna stipulosa , Monochaetum vulcanicum, Licania tomentosa, Myrica rubra , Morinda citrifolia , Morinda citrifolia L. , Morinda officinalis , Morinda tinctoria var.tomentosa. , Morus alba, Morus australis , Morus insignis, Mosla dianthera, Mosla scabra, Musanga cecropioides, Mutisia friesiana, Myrcia guianensis, Myrianthus arboreus , Myrica gale, Myrtus communis, Nardostachys jatamansi, Neolamarckia cadamba, Nepeta juncea, Nepeta tuberosa, Nerium oleander , Nernstia mexicana, Nierembergia aristata, Nierembergia linariifolia, Nothofagus pumilio, Nuxia sphaerocephala , Ocimum tenuiflorum, Oldenlandia corymbosa, Oldenlandia diffusa , Oldenlandia herbacea, Ophiorrhiza liukiuensis, Origanum compactum, Origanum dictamnus, Orthosiphon stamineus , Oryza coarctata, Osbeckia chinensis, Osmanthus fortunei, Osmanthus fragrans, Osyris alba, Oxyceros horridus, Palicourea coriacea, Panzerina lanata, Patrinia rupestris, Paulownia tomentosa, Pectenia plumbea, Pedalium murex, Perilla frutescens, Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var.japonica Hara , Periploca graeca, Cryptolepis nigrescens, Petasites tricholobus , Phellinus pomaceus, Fuscoporia torulosa, Phillyrea latifolia L. , Photinia serratifolia, Photinia serrulata, Phryma leptostachya, Picramnia sellowii, Picris hieracioides, Pieris japonica, Pieris japonica D.Don. , Pimpinella major, Pinus roxburghii , Planchonella duclitan, Plantago asiatica , Plantago depressa , Plantago major , Platycarya strobilacea, Plectranthus fruticosus, Plectranthus ornatus, Plocama calabrica, Plumeria obtusa , Plumeria rubra, Polyscias bracteata, Potentilla chinensis , Pourouma guianensis, Pouteria torta, Prosopis glandulosa, Prostanthera melissifolia, Prunella vulgaris , Prunus africana, Prunus cerasoides, Prunus dulcis, Prunus serotina , Prunus zippeliana, Psidium cattleyanum, Psychotria serpens, Punica granatum LINN. , Pyracantha coccinea, Pyrola americana, Pyrola incarnata, Pyrola japonica , Pyrola rugosa, Pyrus spp., Quercus leucotrichophora, Quercus macrocarpa, Rabdosia amethystoides, Ramalina hierrensis, Retanilla trinervia, Eriobotrya japonica , Rhododendron anthopogon, Rhododendron barbatum, Rhododendron brachycarpum, Rhododendron dauricum, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Rhododendron formosanum, Rhododendron hymenanthus, Rhododendron latoucheae, Rhododendron parvifolium, Rhododendron spinuliferum, Rosa chinensis, Rosa davurica, Rosa laevigata, Rosa rugosa, Rosa taiwanensis, Rosa transmorrisonensis, Roscoea purpurea, Rubia wallichiana , Rubia wallichiana DECNE , Rubia yunnanensis, Rubus crataegifolius, Rubus ellipticus , Rubus idaeus, Rubus parvifolius, Rubus pinfaensis, Rubus ulmifolius, Rudgea jasminoides, Salacia chinensis, Salvia africana, Salvia aurea, Salvia albimaculata, Salvia amplexicaulis, Salvia amplexicaulis Lam., Salvia apiana, Salvia argentea, Salvia blepharophylla, Salvia breviflora, Salvia caespitosa, Salvia canariensis, Salvia canariensis L., Salvia candelabrum, Salvia candicans, Salvia ceratophylla, Salvia chinopeplica, Salvia chionopeplica, Salvia deserta, Salvia dianthera, Salvia divaricata, Salvia farinacea, Salvia glutinosa, Salvia greggii, Salvia hierosolymitana, Salvia karwinskii, Salvia lanigera, Salvia lavanduloides, Salvia leucantha, Salvia limbata, Salvia melissodora, Salvia mellifera, Salvia microphylla, Salvia miltiorrhiza , Salvia montbretii, Salvia nemorosa, Salvia nicolsoniana, Salvia palaestina, Salvia przewalskii, Salvia regla, Salvia reptans, Salvia rhyacophila, Salvia sclareoides, Salvia syriaca, Salvia syriaca L., Salvia thymoides, Salvia tomentosa, Salvia verticillata, Salvia virgata, Salvia wagneriana, Salvia xalapensis, Salzmannia nitida, Sambucus adnata, Sambucus chinensis, Sarcopoterium spinosum, Satureja acinos, Satureja calamintha, Satureja cuneifolia, Scapholeberis mucronata, Scutellaria lateriflora, Scutellaria strigillosa, Shorea robusta, Sideritis candicans var.eriocephala, Sideritis dendro-chahorra, Sideritis discolor, Sideritis soluta, Sinacalia tangutica, Smallanthus maculatus, Solanum incanum, Solidago canadensis, Sorbus aucuparia, Spathodea campanulata, Spermacoce pusilla, Stereocaulon azoreum, Stereospermum acuminatissimum, Sticta caulescens, Stizophyllum riparium, Strychnos spinosa, Strychnos vanprukii Craib., Styrax camporum, Styrax ferrugineus, Swertia chirayita, Swertia corymbosa, Swertia petiolata, Swertia thomsonii, Symphoricarpos albus, Symphyotrichum subulatum, Symplocos lancifolia, Symplocos paniculata, Syringa reticulata, Syringa vulgaris, Syzygium buxifolium, Syzygium formosanum, Syzygium nervosum, Syzygium samarangense, Tadehagi triquetrum, Tamarix gallica, Tanaecium bilabiatum, Taraxacum officinale, Tecoma stans, Tectona grandis, Tephrosia purpurea, Terminalia brachystemma, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia glabrescens, Ternstroemia japonica, Teucrium chamaedrys, Teucrium heterophyllum, Teucrium kotschyanum, Thevetia peruviana, Thymus pubescens, Tripterospermum lanceolatum, Trogopterus xanthipes, Uncaria hirsuta, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Uncaria sinensis, Uncaria tomentosa , Urtica dioica, Vaccinium bracteatum, Vaccinium uliginosum, Valeriana laxiflora, Valeriana officinalis, Vatica cinerea, Verbena litoralis, Verbena littoralis , Viburnum cylindricum, Viburnum dilatatum, Viburnum furcatum, Viburnum jucundum, Viburnum lantana L. , Viburnum odoratissimum, Viburnum opulus, Viburnum rhytidophyllum, Viburnum wrightii, Viscum album, Vismia guianensis, Vitex altissima, Vitex negundo, Vitex peduncularis, Vochysia ferruginea, Wendlandia formosana, Woodfordia fruticosa, Woodwardia radicans, Zenobia pulverulenta, Ziziphora clinopodioides, Ziziphora pamiroalaica, Ziziphora tenuior, Ziziphus jujuba , Ziziphus jujuba var.spinosa and Ziziphus spina-christi. Ursolic acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). |
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