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Bellericagenin A is a pentacyclic triterpenic acid isolated from the bark of Terminalia bellerica. Bellericagenin A exhibits antimicrobial activity. Bellericagenin A exhibits a high affinity to alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), which has the potential for ameliorating the alcoholic liver injury[1][2].

[1] Mahato S B, et al., Pentacyclic triterpenoid sapogenols and their glycosides from Terminalia bellerica[J]. Tetrahedron, 1992, 48(12): 2483-2494.
[2] Banjan B, et al., Computational identification of potential bioactive compounds from Triphala against alcoholic liver injury by targeting alcohol dehydrogenase. Mol Divers. 2024 May 14. DOI:10.1007/s11030-024-10879-9