Tirucallane Explained

Tirucallane is a tetracyclic triterpene with the chemical formula C₃₀H₅₄. It is the 20S-stereoisomer of euphane and its derivatives, such as tirucalladienol,^[1] are found in Euphorbia^[2] and other plants.^[3]

See also

• Euphane
• Apotirucallane
• Octanorapotirucallane

Notes and References

1. Arigoni D, Wyler H, Jeger O . Zur Kenntnis der Triterpene. 179. Mitteilung. Über die gegenseitigen Beziehungen bei Elemadienolsäure, Tirucalladienol und Euphorbadienol . . 1954 . 37 . 5 . 1553–1558 . 10.1002/hlca.19540370524 .
2. Wang LY, Wang NL, Yao XS, Miyata S, Kitanaka S . Euphane and tirucallane triterpenes from the roots of Euphorbia kansui and their in vitro effects on the cell division of Xenopus . . 2003 . 66 . 5 . 660–663 . 10.1021/np0205396 . 12762796 .
3. Xu J, Xiao D, Lin QH, He JF, Liu WY, Xie N, Feng F, Qu W . Cytotoxic Tirucallane and Apotirucallane Triterpenoids from the Stems of Picrasma quassioides . . 2016 . 79 . 8 . 1899–1910 . 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b01137 . 27494664 .