Betulinic and Ursolic Acid from Seed of Melaleuca Cajuputi (Myrtaceae)

Faujan Bin H. Ahmad1, *Vaqar Ul. Hassan,1 Rohani Binti Zakaria, 1 Jambari H, Ali2

¹Department of Chemistry, department of Biology Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies University Putra Malaysia. 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

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ABSTRACT:

Chemical investigation of fruit of Melaleuca cajuputigave two triterpenes; betulinic (1) and ursolic acid (2). Their structures were established by spectra analyses and by direct comparison with authentic samples.

KEYWORDS:

Betulinic; Ursoli; Melaleuca; Cajuputi; Authentic