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. 2014 Nov 18;159:62–83. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.11.010

Table 2.

Triterpenoids isolated from Betula species.

Name Specie from which isolated Reference
Ocotillol series
1 12-O-acetylbetulafolienetetraol oxide Betula dahurica Fuchino et al. (1998b)
2 20(S),24(R)-epoxydammaran-3β Betula ermanii Fuchino et al. (1995)
3 11α,25-triol, 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside of 2 Betula ermanii Fuchino et al. (1995)
4 2′-acetate of 3 Betula ermanii Fuchino et al. (1995)
5 11,2′-diacetate of 3 Betula ermanii Fuchino et al. (1995)
6 12β-acetoxy-20(S),24(R)-epoxy-3α,17 α,25-trihydroxydammarane Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
7 20(S),24(R)-epoxy-3α,17 α,25-trihydroxydammarane Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b) and Xiong et al. (2011)
8 3-epi-ocotillol II Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
9 12β-acetoxy-20(S),24(R)-epoxy-3α, 25-dihydroxydammarane Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
10 12β-acetoxy-20(S),24(R)-epoxy-3α,17 α,25-trihydroxydammarane 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (=betulamaximoside A) Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
11 12β-acetoxy-20(S),24(R)-epoxy-3α,17 α,25-trihydroxydammarane 3-O-β-d-(6-O-acetyl)-glucopyranoside (=betulamaximoside B) Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
12 12-O-acetyl-20,24-epoxy-3α,12β,20(S),24(R),25-pentahydroxydammar-3-yl hydrogen propanedioate (=papyriferic acid) Betula neoalaskana McLean et al. (2009), Tegelberg et al. (2002), Fuchino et al. (1996a), and Hilpisch et al. (1997)
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
Betula platyphylla
13 Deacetylpapyriferic acid Betula pendula Tegelberg et al. (2002)
14 Ocotillol II 3-O-caffeate Betula platyphylla Fuchino et al. (1996a)
15 3-O-methylmalonyl-3α,17α,25-trihydroxy-20(S),24(R)-epoxydammarane Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
16 12β-acetoxyl-ocotillone Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
17 Ocotillol Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
18 3-O-ethylmalonylepiocotillol II Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
19 3-O-butylmalonylepiocotillol II Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
20 Ethyl papyriferate Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
21 Butyl papyriferate Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
Dammarane series
Type I
22 Dammar-24-en-3β,11α,20(S)-triol Betula ermanii Fuchino et al. (1995)
23 3-O-β-d-2-O-acetylglucopyranoside of 22 Betula ermanii Fuchino et al. (1995)
24 Dammarendiol II 3-caffeate Betula ermanii Fuchino et al. (1995)
25 12-O-acetylbetulafolienetetraol Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
26 Betulafolienetetraol Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
27 Dammarenediol II 3-O-caffeate Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
28 12-O-acetylbetulafolienetriol Betula platyphylla Fuchino et al. (1996a)
29 12-O-acetyl-3-O-malonylbetulafolienetriol Betula platyphylla Fuchino et al. (1996a)
30 12-O-acetylbetulafolienediolone Betula platyphylla Fuchino et al. (1996a)
31 Dammarenediol II 3-O-p-coumarate Betula platyphylla Fuchino et al. (1996a)
32 Dammarenediol II 3-O-caffeate Betula platyphylla Fuchino et al. (1996a)
33 12-O-acetyl-3α,12β,17α,20(S)-tetrahydroxydammar-24-en-3-yl hydrogen propanedioate Betula pendula Hilpisch et al. (1997)
Type II
34 Dammar-24-ene-3β, 20(S),26-triol 3-O-caffeate Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
35 Dammar-24-ene-3β, 20(S),26-triol 3-O-p-coumarate Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
Type III
36 20(S)-hydroxy-25-methoxy-dammar-23-en-3-one Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
37 3α,20(S)-dihydroxy-25-methoxy-dammar-23-ene Betula platyphylla Xiong et al. (2011)
38 12-O-acetyl-3α,12β,20(S),25-tetrahydroxydammar-23(E)-en-3-yl hydrogen propanedioate Betula pendula Hilpisch et al. (1997)
39 12-O-acetyl-3α,12β,17α,20(S),25-pentahydroxydammar-23(E)-en-3-yl hydrogen propanedioate Betula pendula Hilpisch et al. (1997)
Type IV
40 12-O-acetyl-3 α,12 β,20(S),24(R)-tetrahydroxydammar-25-en-3-yl hydrogen propanedioate Betula pendula Hilpisch et al. (1997)
41 12-O-acetyl-3 α,12 β,20(S),24(S)-tetrahydroxydammar-25-en-3-yl hydrogen propanedionate Betula pendula Hilpisch et al. (1997)
42 12-O-acetyl-3 α,12 β,17 α,20(S),24(R)-pentahydroxydammar-25-en-3-yl hydrogen propanedioate Betula pendula Hilpisch et al. (1997)
Oleanane series
43 Oleanolic acid Betula dahurica Kovac-Besović et al. (2009), Yin et al. (2012), Fuchino et al., 1995, Fuchino et al., 1996a, Fuchino et al., 1998a, Fuchino et al., 1998b, and Khan et al. (2012)
Betula ermanii
Betula pendula
Betula platyphylla
Betula schmidtii
Betula utilis
44 Oleanolic acid 3-O-caffeate Betula dahurica Fuchino et al., 1995, Fuchino et al., 1996b, Fuchino et al., 1998a, Fuchino et al., 1998b
Betula ermanii
Betula maximowicziana
Betula schmidtii
45 Acetyl-oleanolic acid Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al., 1996a, Fuchino et al., 1996b and Khan et al. (2012)
Betula platyphylla
Betula utilis
46 Karachic acid Betula utilis Khan (1975)
47 Betuloleanolic acid acetate Betula pendula Mukhtar et al. (2003)
Lupane series
48 Betulin Betula dahurica Fuchino et al., 1995, Fuchino et al., 1996a, Fuchino et al., 1996b, Fuchino et al., 1998a, Fuchino et al., 1998b, Fuchino et al., 1998c, Kovac-Besović et al. (2009), Yin et al. (2012), Khan et al. (2012), and Prince et al. (2010)
Betula ermanii
Betula maximowicziana
Betula ovalifolia
Betula pendula
Betula platyphylla
Betula schmidtii
Betula utilis
49 Betulin 3-caffeate Betula dahurica Fuchino et al., 1995, Fuchino et al., 1996a, Fuchino et al., 1996b, Fuchino et al., 1998b, Fuchino et al., 1998c
Betula ermanii
Betula maximowicziana
Betula ovalifolia
Betula platyphylla
50 Monogynol A Betula dahurica Fuchino et al., 1995, Fuchino et al., 1996b, Fuchino et al., 1998b
Betula ermanii
Betula maximowicziana
51 Lupeol Betula ermanii Fuchino et al., 1995, Fuchino et al., 1996a, Fuchino et al., 1996b, Fuchino et al., 1998a, Kovac-Besović et al. (2009), and Khan et al. (2012)
Betula maximowicziana
Betula pendula
Betula platyphylla
Betula schmidtii
Betula utilis
52 Lupeol caffeate Betula ermanii Fuchino et al. (1995)
53 Lupane-3β,20,28-triol 3-O-caffeate Betula maximowicziana Fuchino et al. (1996b)
54 Betulinic acid Betula pendula Kovac-Besović et al. (2009), Fuchino et al. (1996a), and Prince et al. (2010)
Betula platyphylla
Betula utilis
55 Betulone Betula schmidtii Fuchino et al. (1998a)
56 Betulonic acid Betula schmidtii Fuchino et al. (1998a)
Fernane series
57 Betufernanediol A Betula pendula Mukhtar et al. (2003)
58 Betufernanediol B Betula pendula Mukhtar et al. (2003)