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α-Amyrenone is a triterpenoid that occurs naturally in very low concentrations in several oleoresins from Brazilian Amazon species of Protium (Burseraceae). The mixture of α and β-amyrenone inhibits α-glucosidase, and can reduce mechanical hypersensitivity and paw-oedema induced by carrageenan[1].

[1] Ferreira RG, et al. Physicochemical Characterization and Biological Activities of the Triterpenic Mixture α,β-Amyrenone. Molecules. 2017 Feb 16;22(2):298. DOI:10.3390/molecules22020298