Description
Pimaric acid isolated from the herbs of Aralia cordata. It can be exploited for therapeutic application in oral microbial infections.
Synonyms
1-phenanthrenecarboxylicacid,7-ethenyl-1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,7,9,10,10a-dodecahyd;
IUPAC Name
(1R,4aR,4bS,7S,10aR)-7-ethenyl-1,4a,7-trimethyl-3,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid
Molecular Formula
C20H30O2
Canonical SMILES
CC1(CCC2C(=C1)CCC3C2(CCCC3(C)C(=O)O)C)C=C
InChI
InChI=1S/C20H30O2/c1-5-18(2)12-9-15-14(13-18)7-8-16-19(15,3)10-6-11-20(16,4)17(21)22/h5,13,15-16H,1,6-12H2,2-4H3,(H,21,22)/t15-,16+,18+,19+,20+/m0/s1
InChIKey
MHVJRKBZMUDEEV-APQLOABGSA-N
Density
1.0434 (rough estimate)
Application
anti-atherosclerotic activity; antibacterial, anti-biofilm and anti-inflammatory potency
Alpha
D18 +74.7° (c = 0.4 in chloroform); D20 +87.3° (in chloroform)
Refractive Index
1.4800 (estimate)
Uses
A novel activators of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel α-subunit.