| Description | Carissic acid, also known as carissate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triterpenoids. These are terpene molecules containing six isoprene units. Epiursolic acid is found in Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia polygama, Ajuga chamaepitys, Alibertia macrophylla, Alstonia scholaris, Anaphalis margaritacea, Anaphalis sinica, Anoectochilus roxburghii, Anthotroche blackii, Aralia decaisneana, Arbutus andrachne, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Baccharis dracunculifolia, Backhousia angustifolia, Bacopa monnieri, Betula alnoides, Boehmeria frutescens, Brunfelsia grandiflora, Bursera penicillata, Clinopodium ashei, Callicarpa pentandra, Calophyllum polyanthum, Camellia sinensis, Campanula patula, Campanula persicifolia, Carapa guianensis, Castanea sativa, Catharanthus roseus, Cecropia pachystachya, Cedronella canariensis, Centella asiatica, Cetraria islandica, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles speciosa, Citrus trifoliata, Clinopodium douglasii, Coriaria intermedia, Cornus kousa, Cornus mas, Cotoneaster symondsii, Coussarea paniculata, Craibiodendron yunnanense, Crataegus pinnatifida, Crataegus sinaica, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Cunila lythrifolia, Cuphea carthagenensis, Cussonia bancoensis, Cyclolepis genistoides, Cydonia oblonga, Daphnis nerii, Dialium excelsum, Diospyros crassiflora, Diospyros dendo, Diospyros kaki, Diospyros leucomelas, Diospyros lotus, Diospyros virginiana, Dipsacus laciniatus, Discaria chacaye, Dracocephalum kotschyi, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Duboisia myoporoides, Duranta erecta, Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus, Englerophytum magalismontanum, Enkianthus campanulatus, Enkianthus cernuus, Enkianthus nudipes, Eriobotrya japonica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Euphorbia paralias, Evolvulus nummularius, Ficus microcarpa, Ficus mucuso, Ficus pandurata, Ficus sarmentosa, Forsythia viridissima, Fridericia triplinervia, Galeana pratensis, Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana macrophylla, Gladiolus italicus, Haloxylon salicornicum, Exallage auricularia, Hedyotis lawsoniae, Hintonia latiflora, Hippophae rhamnoides, Holarrhena pubescens, Hunteria umbellata, Hymenodictyon orixense, Hypotrachyna neodamaziana, Hyptis brevipes, Mesosphaerum suaveolens, Mesosphaerum urticoides, Ilex affinis, Ilex aquifolium, Ilex paraguariensis, Ilex rotunda, Incarvillea arguta, Incarvillea delavayi, Inula japonica, Isertia haenkeana, Isodon eriocalyx, Isodon loxothyrsus, Isodon rubescens, Ixeridium gracile, Ixora coccinea, Jasminum grandiflorum, Juglans regia, Lagochilus leiacanthus, Lantana camara, Lantana indica, Lavandula angustifolia, Leandra lacunosa, Rhododendron tomentosum, Leptospermum scoparium, Leucothoe keiskei, Ligularia dolichobotrys, Ligustrum lucidum, Ludwigia octovalvis, Lycopus lucidus, Lydenburgia cassinoides, Lythrum salicaria, Mallotus repandus, Mandevilla hirsuta, Maquira coriacea, Melaleuca ericifolia, Melaleuca leucadendra, Melia azedarach, Mentha spicata, Microtropis japonica, Mimusops elengi, Mirabilis himalaica, Monochaetum vulcanicum, Morella esculenta, Morella rubra, Morinda citrifolia, Morus alba, Morus australis, Morus insignis, Mosla scabra, Mutisia friesiana, Myrtus communis, Nardostachys jatamansi, Neolamarckia cadamba, Nepeta juncea, Nerium oleander, Nernstia mexicana, Nierembergia linariifolia, Ochrosia vitiensis, Ocimum americanum, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Relhania fruticosa, Oldenlandia corymbosa, Oldenlandia herbacea, Olea europaea, Olearia paniculata, Ophiorrhiza kuroiwae, Origanum dictamnus, Origanum vulgare, Osyris alba, Panzerina lanata, Patrinia rupestris, Pedalium murex, Perilla frutescens, Petasites tricholobus, Phillyrea latifolia, Photinia serratifolia, Phytolacca acinosa, Picris hieracioides, Pieris formosa, Pieris japonica, Planchonella duclitan, Plantago asiatica, Plantago major, Plectranthus ornatus, Plumeria obtusa, Dasiphora fruticosa, Prosopis glandulosa, Prunella vulgaris, Prunus africana, Prunus dulcis, Prunus japonica, Prunus serrula, Prunus zippeliana, Psidium cattleyanum, Punica granatum, Pyracantha coccinea, Quercus leucotrichophora, Quercus macrocarpa, Rhododendron barbatum, Rhododendron degronianum, Rhododendron formosanum, Rhododendron japonoheptamerum, Rhododendron latoucheae, Rhododendron metternichii, Rhododendron ponticum, Rhododendron spinuliferum, Rosa davurica, Rosa laevigata, Rubia wallichiana, Rubia yunnanensis, Rubus cochinchinensis, Salacia chinensis, Salvia africana, Salvia aurea, Salvia amplexicaulis, Salvia blepharophylla, Salvia breviflora, Salvia deserta, Salvia glutinosa, Salvia lanata, Salvia lavandulifolia, Salvia limbata, Salvia melissodora, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Salvia montbretii, Salvia palaestina, Salvia reptans, Salvia syriaca, Salvia virgata, Salvia xalapensis, Sambucus adnata, Sambucus chinensis, Sambucus nigra, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Scutellaria lateriflora, Shorea robusta, Sideritis candicans, Smallanthus maculatus, Solidago canadensis, Sorbus aucuparia, Stereospermum acuminatissimum, Styrax ferrugineus, Swertia angustifolia, Swertia corymbosa, Symplocos lancifolia, Symplocos paniculata, Syncarpia glomulifera, Syzygium formosanum, Syzygium nervosum, Syzygium samarangense, Tadehagi triquetrum, Tectona grandis, Tephrosia purpurea, Terminalia brachystemma, Terminalia catappa, Teucrium chamaedrys, Teucrium kotschyanum, Thevetia neriifolia, Thymus transcaucasicus, Uncaria elliptica, Uncaria hirsuta, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Uncaria sinensis, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium uliginosum, Valeriana laxiflora, Verbena officinalis, Viburnum cylindricum, Viburnum dilatatum, Viburnum furcatum, Viburnum jucundum, Viburnum odoratissimum, Viburnum opulus, Vinca major, Vitex altissima, Xanthorhiza simplicissima, Ziziphora clinopodioides, Ziziphora tenuior and Ziziphus jujuba. Carissic acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). |
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| Structure | CC1CCC2(CCC3(C)C(=CCC4C5(C)CCC(O)C(C)(C)C5CCC34C)C2C1C)C(O)=O InChI=1S/C30H48O3/c1-18-10-15-30(25(32)33)17-16-28(6)20(24(30)19(18)2)8-9-22-27(5)13-12-23(31)26(3,4)21(27)11-14-29(22,28)7/h8,18-19,21-24,31H,9-17H2,1-7H3,(H,32,33) |
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