Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Moronic acid (3-oxoolean-18-en-28-oic acid) is a natural triterpene. Moronic acid can be extracted from Rhus javanica a sumac plant traditionally believed to hold medicinal applications. The molecule has also been extracted from Mistletoe (Phoradendron reichenbachianum).Bevirimat a derivative of the related triterpenoid betulinic acid is under development as an anti-HIV drug; however moronic acid has shown better antiviral profiles in vitro than bevirimat.
