Madecassoside

Madecassoside is a pentacyclic triterpenoid extracted from the plant Centella asiatica.^[1]

Madecassoside

Names
Other names Redermic, Asiaticoside A
Identifiers
CAS Number	34540-22-2
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:66651
ChEMBL	ChEMBL4787233
ChemSpider	28639016
DrugBank	DB15532
ECHA InfoCard	100.047.327
EC Number	252-076-1
PubChem CID	24825675
UNII	CQ2F5O6YIY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40956057
InChI InChI=1S/C48H78O20/c1-19-10-11-48(13-12-46(6)22(28(48)20(19)2)8-9-27-44(4)14-24(52)39(61)45(5,18-50)38(44)23(51)15-47(27,46)7)43(62)68-42-35(59)32(56)30(54)26(66-42)17-63-40-36(60)33(57)37(25(16-49)65-40)67-41-34(58)31(55)29(53)21(3)64-41/h8,19-21,23-42,49-61H,9-18H2,1-7H3 Key: BNMGUJRJUUDLHW-HCZMHFOYSA-N
SMILES CC1CCC2(CCC3(C)C(=CCC4C5(C)CC(O)C(O)C(C)(CO)C5C(O)CC34C)C2C1C)C(=O)OC1OC(COC2OC(CO)C(OC3OC(C)C(O)C(O)C3O)C(O)C2O)C(O)C(O)C1O
Properties
Chemical formula	C48H78O20
Molar mass	975.132 g·mol−1
Appearance	white crystals
Density	1.47 g/cm3
Melting point	220-223
Boiling point	1043.55
Solubility in water	soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Uses

Scientific studies have confirmed the anti-inflammatory activity of this substance, already known in traditional medicine through the use of the plant from which it is extracted.^[2][3]

See also

• Madecassic acid