Amburoside A

Amburoside A is a beta-D-glucoside in which a beta-D-glucopyranosyl residue is attached at position 4 of 4-hydroxybenzyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate via a glycosidic linkage. It is isolated from the trunk barks of Amburana cearensis and exhibits antimalarial, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities. It has a role as an antioxidant, a metabolite, an antimalarial, a hepatoprotective agent and a neuroprotective agent. It is a beta-D-glucoside, a member of catechols and a benzoate ester.