Byrsonima crassa Nied.
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Byrsonima crassa Nied. (1)
α-Amyrenone
- Formula: C30H48O
- Molecular Weight: 424.70
α-Amyrenone is a triterpenoid that occurs naturally in very low concentrations in several oleoresins from Brazilian Amazon species of Protium (Burseraceae). The mixture of α and β-amyrenone inhibits α-glucosidase, and can reduce mechanical hypersensitivity and paw-oedema induced by carrageenan.
