Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
- Synonyms
- 3?-hydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid
- Correlated keywords
- NSC-167406 NSC167406 NSC-4060 NSC4060 neoage UR ursolisome urson ?-209545-05-1 anti-oxidant microbial antioxidative antiinflammatory Na+ K+ ATPase NF-kB apoptosis inflammation Staphylococcus Escherichia Pseudomonas Klebsiella Shigella Hep-G2 HepG-2 TNF? IL1? IL6 IL8 MCF7 Caco2
- Product Overview:
Ursolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that has been isolated from M. pumila and has diverse biological activities, including anticancer, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cardioprotective properties.{45002,15043,45003,45004} It inhibits the proliferation of HepG2 liver, MCF-7 breast, and Caco-2 colon cancer cells (EC50s = 87.4, 14.4, and 34.4 ?M, respectively).{15043} Ursolic acid reverses increases in hepatic steatosis, levels of hepatic triglycerides and free fatty acids, and hepatic TNF-?, IL-1?, IL-6, and IL-8 mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner in a high-fat diet-induced rat model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).{45004} Ursolic acid also scavenges 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals (IC50 = 59.7 ?g/ml) and inhibits the growth of several strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in vitro including S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae, and S. flexneri (MICs = 32-512 ?g/ml).{45003}
Cayman Chemical’s mission is to help make research possible by supplying scientists worldwide with the basic research tools necessary for advancing human and animal health. Our utmost commitment to healthcare researchers is to offer the highest quality products with an affordable pricing policy.
Our scientists are experts in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of biochemicals ranging from small drug-like heterocycles to complex biolipids, fatty acids, and many others. We are also highly skilled in all aspects of assay and antibody development, protein expression, crystallization, and structure determination.
Over the past thirty years, Cayman developed a deep knowledge base in lipid biochemistry, including research involving the arachidonic acid cascade, inositol phosphates, and cannabinoids. This knowledge enabled the production of reagents of exceptional quality for cancer, oxidative injury, epigenetics, neuroscience, inflammation, metabolism, and many additional lines of research.
Our organic and analytical chemists specialize in the rapid development of manufacturing processes and analytical methods to carry out clinical and commercial GMP-API production. Pre-clinical drug discovery efforts are currently underway in the areas of bone restoration and repair, muscular dystrophy, oncology, and inflammation. A separate group of Ph.D.-level scientists are dedicated to offering Hit-to-Lead Discovery and Profiling Services for epigenetic targets. Our knowledgeable chemists can be contracted to perform complete sample analysis for analytes measured by the majority of our assays. We also offer a wide range of analytical services using LC-MS/MS, HPLC, GC, and many other techniques.
Accreditations
ISO/IEC 17025:2005
ISO Guide 34:2009
Cayman is a leader in the field of emerging drugs of abuse, providing high-purity Schedule I-V Controlled Substances to federally-licensed laboratories and qualified academic research institutions for forensic analyses. We are certified by ACLASS Accreditation Services with dual accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO Guide 34:2009.