Cycloastragenol

Cycloastragenol
Other names

Cyclogalegigenin; Astramembrangenin
Identifiers
CAS number 84605-18-5
PubChem 44144539
Properties
Molecular formula C30H50O5
Molar mass 490.72 g/mol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Cycloastragenol is a saponin found in or derived from Astragalus[1]/Astragalus membranaceus.

It is used as a nutraceutical (e.g. TAT2) and seems to moderately increase telomerase activity and proliferative capacity of both CD4 and CD8 T cells.[2] In October 2010 Intertek/AAC Labs, an ISO 17025 internationally recognized lab, found the largest component of TA-65 to be Cycloastragenol.[3]

References

  1. ^ TAT2 (cycloastragenol, CAS Registry no. 84605-18-5)
  2. ^ "Cycloastragenol extends T cell proliferation by increasing telomerase activity". 2009. http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/182/1_MeetingAbstracts/90.30. 
  3. ^ American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Analysis Document #100710-236 of TA-65