Asiatic acid (Standard)

Description

Asiatic acid Standard is the analytical standard of Asiatic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Asiatic acid, a pentacyclic triterpene found in Centella asiatica Centella asiatica , has anticancer activity. Asiatic acid induces apoptosis in melanoma cells and has barrier protective effects on human aortic endothelial cells HAEC . Asiatic acid also has anti-inflammatory activity and inhibits tumor necrosis factor TNF -?-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction. Asiatic acid also inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and NF-?B pathway, effectively inhibits inflammation in rats, and has neuroprotective effects in rat spinal cord injury SCI model.