Oleanolic Acid
"Oleanolic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pentacyclic triterpene that occurs widely in many PLANTS as the free acid or the aglycone for many SAPONINS. It is biosynthesized from lupane. It can rearrange to the isomer, ursolic acid, or be oxidized to taraxasterol and amyrin.
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D009828
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.849.919.530.733 D02.455.849.919.650.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oleanolic Acid" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Salman I, Fakhoury M, Fouani M, Lawand N. Peripheral Anti-nociceptive and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Oleanolic Acid in a Rat Model of Osteoarthritis. Antiinflamm Antiallergy Agents Med Chem. 2021; 20(3):239-249.
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Quave CL, Lyles JT, Kavanaugh JS, Nelson K, Parlet CP, Crosby HA, Heilmann KP, Horswill AR. Castanea sativa (European Chestnut) Leaf Extracts Rich in Ursene and Oleanene Derivatives Block Staphylococcus aureus Virulence and Pathogenesis without Detectable Resistance. PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0136486.