Ursolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is urs-12-en-28-oic acid substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 3 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Ursolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid that is urs-12-en-28-oic acid substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. It has a role as a geroprotector and a plant metabolite. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid and a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of an ursolate. It derives from a hydride of an ursane.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII P3M2575F3F · registered name URSOLIC ACID · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ウルソル酸: 本品は、次の化学式で表される脂環式化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 77-52-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 201-034-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70883221
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID201022770
- IUPAC
- 3beta-Hydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid
- Molecular formula
- C30H48O3
- Molecular weight
- 456.711 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 8 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.
- Fragrance3
- Softener and conditioner3
- Deodorizer2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Topical Application of Ursolic Acid Cream Ameliorates Imiquimod-induced Plaque Psoriasis in BALB/c Mice · 2023
- Ursolic acid inhibits pigmentation by increasing melanosomal autophagy in B16F1 cells. · 2020
- Ursolic acid suppresses the biological function of osteosarcoma cells. · 2019
- Antiproliferative and proapoptotic activity of ursolic acid in human skin malignant melanoma cells · 2018
- Effect of Combined Treatment with Ursolic Acid and Resveratrol on Skin Tumor Promotion by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate · 2015
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- 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
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