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Compound

Carnosic acid

Also called Salvin

Overview

ChEBI: Carnosic acid is an abietane diterpenoid that is abieta-8,11,13-triene substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 11 and 12 and a carboxy group at position 20. It is isolated from rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and common sage (Salvia officinalis) and exhibits anti-angiogenic, antineoplastic, antioxidant and anti-HIV activity.[1] PC

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“Carnosic acid (salvin), which possesses antioxidative and antimicrobial properties, is increasingly exploited within the food, nutritional health and cosmetics industries.”[2] (Birtić S et al., Phytochemistry, 2015, abstract)

Chemistry

Formula
C20H28O4 PC
CAS number
3650-09-7 PC
Molar mass (g/mol)
332.4 PC
IUPAC name (computed by PubChem)
(4aR,10aS)-5,6-dihydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-4a-carboxylic acid PC
SMILES
CC(C)C1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)CC[C@@H]3[C@@]2(CCCC3(C)C)C(=O)O)O)O PC
InChIKey
QRYRORQUOLYVBU-VBKZILBWSA-N PC
PubChem CID
65126

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Sources

  1. Journal / agency ChEBI (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest, EMBL-EBI). Description text for Carnosic Acid, as shown in the PubChem record (CID 65126), retrieved 10 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0; quoted word for word
  2. Journal / agency Birtić S, Dussort P, Pierre FX, Bily AC, Roller M. Carnosic acid. Phytochemistry. 2015. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.12.026 · PMID 25639596 · Open access, CC BY licence; quoted word for word
  3. Journal / agency PubChem (U.S. National Library of Medicine). Compound summary, CID 65126. Retrieved 10 November 2026. Formula, mass, names and identifiers in the Chemistry table