Product name:Betulin
CAS:473-98-3
Molecular Weight:442.72g/mol
Molecular Formula:C30H50O2
Description:
Betulin is a component for various food additives,medicines and cosmetic products.It is an abundant naturally occurring triterpene. It is commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees and forms up to 30% of the dry weight of the extractive.The purpose of the compound in the bark is not known. It can be converted to betulinic acid (the alcohol group replaced by a carboxylic acid group), which is biologically more active than betulin itself.