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Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb

Celastrus orbiculatus is a woody vine native to East Asia of the Celastraceae family. It is commonly called Oriental bittersweet. Other common names include Chinese bittersweet, Asian bittersweet, Round-leaved bittersweet, and Asiatic bittersweet.
Celastrus orbiculatus is near a tree or shrub, the vines twist themselves around the trunk. The encircling vines have been known to strangle the host tree to death, also true of the American species. The leaves are round and glossy, 2–12 cm long, have toothed margins and grow in alternate patterns along the vines. Small green flowers produce distinctive red seeds.
Eleven compounds from Celastrus orbiculatus and their structures were identified as 3β-hydroxy-2-oxoolean-12-ene-22, 29-lactone, 2, 6-dimethoxybenzoquinone, 3-oxoolean-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-oxo-24-norolean-12-en-28-oic acid, 23-hydroxybetulonic acid, vanillic acid, 23-hydroxy-3-oxoolean-12-en- 28-oic acid, syringic acid, oleanolic acid, β-sitosterol, β-daucosterol.

Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb
Research products of Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb
Catalog Product Name CAS Number Manual
CFN98935beta-Amyrin559-70-6  PDF
CFN99679beta-Amyrin acetate1616-93-9  PDF
CFN98913Lupeol545-47-1  PDF
CFN99806Epifriedelanol16844-71-6  PDF
CFN98804Friedelanol5085-72-3  n/a
CFN97335Wilforlide A84104-71-2  PDF
CFN97336Wilforlide A acetate84104-80-3  n/a
CFN99198Celastrol34157-83-0  PDF
CFN99196Triptolide38748-32-2  PDF
CFN99197Tripdiolide38647-10-8  PDF
CFN99830Nicotiflorin17650-84-9  PDF
CFN98757Afzelin482-39-3  PDF
CFN90150Kaempferol-7-O-D-glucopyranoside16290-07-6  PDF
CFN90359Kaempferol-3-beta-O-glucuronide22688-78-4  PDF
CFN99771Quercetin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside491-50-9  PDF
CFN98271(-)-Epiafzelechin24808-04-6  PDF
CFN98280(+)-Afzelechin2545-00-8  PDF
CFN9400912-Oleanene-3,6-diol41498-79-7  n/a
CFN99057Lupeol caffeate103917-26-6  PDF
CFN96488Gallocatechin gallate5127-64-0  n/a
CFN929545,7,4'-Trimethoxyafzelechin918428-88-3  n/a
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