Uses
Glochidonol is a triterpene ketol that can be isolated from the stems of Glochidion wrightii Benth (Euphorbiaceae)[1].
Definition
ChEBI: Glochidonol is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is lup-20(29)-ene substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 1 and an oxo group at position 3. It has been isolated from Breynia fruticosa. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a cyclic terpene ketone and a secondary alcohol. It derives from a hydride of a lupane.
References
[1] Hui WH, Fung ML. An examination of the euphorbiaceae of Hong Kong. VI. Isolation and structure of glochidonol, a new triterpene ketol from Glochidion wrightii Benth. J Chem Soc Perkin 1. 1969;13:1710-2. DOI:
10.1039/j39690001710
