Review Article

Antimicrobial Activity of Oleanolic and Ursolic Acids: An Update

Table 2

Ursolic acid’s (UA) derivatives and their biological activities.

Plant species (family)Biological activityReference

Actinidia chinensis  (Actinidiaceae)Hepatoprotective[99]

Baeckea gunniana  (Myrtaceae)Inhibition of -DNA polymerase [28]

Callana vulgaris  (Ericaceae)Inhibition of lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase in HL-60 leukemic cells[100, 101]

Centella asiatica  (Mackinlayaceae)Inhibition of NO [102]

Emmenopterys henryi  (Rubiaceae)Cytotoxic[103]

Eribotrya japonica  (Rosaceae)Inhibition of mutagenesis in bacteria[104]

Eucalyptus hybrid  (Myrtaceae)Hepatoprotection[105]

Eucalyptus loxophleba  (Myrtaceae)Antileishmanial[106]

Fragaria ananassa  (Rosaceae)Cytotoxic[107]

Gentiana aristata  (Gentianacea)Cytotoxic[108]

Glechoma hederacea (Labiatae)Antitumor promotion[46]

Ilex cornuta  (Aquifoliaceae)Cytotoxic[109]

Leonurus cardiaca  (Lamiaceae)Anti-inflammatory[110]

Melaleuca leucadendron  (Myrtaceae)Inhibition of histamine release[111]

Microtropis japonica  (Celastraceae)Cytotoxic [60]

Mulgedium tataricum  (Asteraceae)Cytotoxic/antibacterial[112]

Nauclea officinalis  (Rubiaceae)Inhibition of NO production [113]

Nardophyllum bryoides  (Asteraceae)Cytotoxic[59]

Ocimum sanctum  (Labiatae)Inhibition of lipid peroxidation and protection against adriamycin toxicity[38, 39]

Petasites tricholobus  (Asteraceae)Antibacterial[114]

Potentilla fulgens  (Rosaceae)Antioxidant[115]

Pyrola rotundifolia  (Pyrolaceae)Anti-inflammatory[116]

Psychotria serpens  (Rubiaceae)Cytotoxic to leukemia cells[117]

Rhododendron brachycarpum  (Ericaceae)Inhibition of PTP1B [118]

Rosa laevigata  (Rosaceae)Anti-inflammatory[68]

Rosmarinus officinalis   (Labiatae)Antimicrobial activity; inhibition of mouse skin tumorigenesis; anti-inflammatory[85, 119]

Salvia miltiorrhiza  (Lamiaceae)Inhibition of atherosclerosis [120]

Saprosma merrillii  (Rubiaceae)Cytotoxic[121]

Siphonodon celastrineus  (Celastraceae)Cytotoxic[71]

Solanum incanum  (Solanaceae)Hepatoprotection[122]

Symplocos lancifolia  (Symplocaceae)Antibacterial[123]

Teucrium viscidum  (Lamiaceae)Inhibition of activities against 11β-HSD1[124]

Triplerospermum taiwanense  (Gentianaceae)Hepatoprotection[125]

Uncaria laevigata  (Rubiaceae)Inhibition of -glucosidase [81]

Uncaria sessilifructus  (Rubiaceae)Inhibition of activities against LPS-induced nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 macrophages[82]

Vladimiria muliensis  (Asteraceae)Antimicrobial[126]

Weigela subsessilis  (Caprifoliaceae)Diabetes treatment [127]
Anticomplementary[128]