Polygalic acid

• CAT Number: M049218
• CAS Number: 1260-04-4
• Molecular Formula: C29H44O6
• Molecular Weight: 488.66
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: (2S,3R,4S,4aR,6aR,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bR)-2,3-dihydroxy-4,6a,11,11,14b-pentamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4,8a-dicarboxylic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C29H44O6/c1-25(2)12-13-29(24(34)35)11-8-17-16(18(29)14-25)6-7-20-26(17,3)10-9-21-27(20,4)15-19(30)22(31)28(21,5)23(32)33/h18-22,30-31H,6-15H2,1-5H3,(H,32,33)(H,34,35)/t18-,19-,20-,21+,22-,26-,27+,28-,29-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: VZRKWGPIZJDNHC-ZLBVQBNPSA-N
• SMILES: CC1(CCC2(CCC3=C(C2C1)CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C(=O)O)O)O)C)C)C(=O)O)C

Polygalic acid, a triterpenoid saponin, is considered one of the major active constituents of Polygala tenuifolia[1].

Reference

[1]. Ling Y, et al. In vivo metabolism study of polygalic acid in rat using HPLC-ESI-MSn. Biomed Chromatogr. 2012 Feb;26(2):220-4.
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