The Hemolytic Activity of Epoxydammarane Triterpenoids

Abstract

The hemolytic activity of the epoxydammarane triterpenoids isolated from the Far-East species of the genus Betula and their semi-synthetic derivatives was investigated. Comparative studies of epoxydammarane triterpenoid activities at pH 5.5 and 5.0 and at 37 and 42 °C showed that 3-oxo, 3,11-dioxo, 3- and 11-acetoxy, as well as 3,11-diacetoxy derivatives had hemolytic potencies lower than the corresponding polyols; triterpenoids with a 3α-OH group were stronger than their analogues with a 3β-OH group; epoxydammaranetriols were somewhat more potent than epoxydammaranediols. Triterpenoids esterified with malonic acid at C-3 possessed the strongest hemolytic activity among the tested compounds.

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