Term Name: | fomitopinic acid A |
---|---|
Synonyms: | (24S)-24,25-dihydroxy-3-oxolanost-8-en-21-oic acid |
Definition: | A tetracyclic triterpenoid that is lanost-8-ene substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 24 and 25 , a carboxylic acid at position 21 and an oxo grouo at position 3 (the 24S stereoisomer). Isolated from the fruit bodies of Fomitopsis pinicola, it exhibits antiinflammatory activity against cylooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cylooxygenase-2 (COX-2). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:65902] ( EBI ) |