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Daturaolone
Chemical compound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daturaolone is a pentacyclic oleanane triterpenoid,[1] also known as 3-oxo-6-β-hydroxy-β-amyrin,[2] found in Datura species such as Datura stramonium[3] and Datura innoxia.[4]
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History
It was isolated for the first time from Solanum arundo.[5]
Structure
Daturaolone contains five rings with a ketone group and a hydroxyl group, which may be essential for its bioactivities. The structure was deduced through mass spectroscopy and 1H NMR spectroscopy.[6]
Functions
Daturaolone isolated from Datura metel Linnaeus has been found to have anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activities. When tested against bacterial strains such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and S. aureus, daturaolone was shown to inhibit bacterial growth.[7]
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