Erythrodiol is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is beta-amyrin in which one of the hydrogens of the methyl group at position 28 has been replaced by a hydroxy group.
Definition
Erythrodiol is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is beta-amyrin in which one of the hydrogens of the methyl group at position 28 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is a plant metabolite found in olive oil as well as in Rhododendron ferrugineum and other Rhododendron species. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a primary alcohol, a diol, a pentacyclic triterpenoid and a secondary alcohol. It is functionally related to a beta-amyrin.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 3VWF903FSS · registered name ERYTHRODIOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 545-48-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-890-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID401015931
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801474094
- IUPAC
- Olean-12-ene-3beta,28-diol
- Molecular formula
- C30H50O2
- Molecular weight
- 442.728 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Antioxidant1
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Bioactivity-guided Study of Antiproliferative Activities of Salvia Extracts · 2011
- Extraction Preparation and Anti-Wrinkle Biomarkers from Ilex x wandoensis C. F. Miller and M. Kim Hybrid nov., a New Plant · 2022
- Anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of erythrodiol-3-acetate and 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol isolated from Humboldtia unijuga · 2018
- Antioxidant, antiproliferative, and pro-apoptotic capacities of pentacyclic triterpenes found in the skin of olives on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells and their effects on DNA damage. · 2011
- Triterpenoid from Styrax japonica SIEB. et ZUCC, and its effects on the expression of matrix metalloproteinases-1 and type 1 procollagen caused by ultraviolet irradiated cultured primary human skin fibroblasts. · 2005
Linked databases 12
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata