Pachymic acid

Chemical compound

Pachymic acid is a naturally occurring steroid that can be extracted from the parasitic fungus Wolfiporia extensa. The dried sclerotia of the fungus is used as a traditional Chinese medicine, and pachymic acid is thought to be the principal bioactive component of it. Pachymic acid is a white powder that is not absorbed well by the body due the poor solubilty it has in water.

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