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Amentoflavone

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Didemethyl-ginkgetin, I3′,II8-Biapigenin, Tridemethylsciadopitysin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H18O10
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
538.46
Beilstein:
380244
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(cc1)C2=CC(=O)c3c(O)cc(O)c(c3O2)-c4cc(ccc4O)C5=CC(=O)c6c(O)cc(O)cc6O5

InChI

1S/C30H18O10/c31-15-4-1-13(2-5-15)24-12-23(38)29-21(36)10-20(35)27(30(29)40-24)17-7-14(3-6-18(17)33)25-11-22(37)28-19(34)8-16(32)9-26(28)39-25/h1-12,31-36H

InChI key

YUSWMAULDXZHPY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Amentoflavone is a flavonoid which is used as an antiviral agent.

Application

It was used as a standard during HPLC analysis done for separating chemical components.
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Biochem/physiol Actions

Biflavonoid with anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and cancer chemopreventive activity. It inhibits vascularization of tumors by blocking the activity of angiogenic VEGFs. Blocks the induction of COX-2 and up-regulates PPAR-γ. It is a negative modulator of the GABAA receptor at the benzodiazepine binding site.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: ginkgo hypericum

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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S C Ma et al.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 24(3), 311-312 (2001-03-21)
Amentoflavone and three other flavonoids were isolated from the ethanol extract of Selaginella sinensis. Amentoflavone showed potent antiviral activity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with an IC50 of 5.5 microg/ml. The contents of amentoflavone in nine species of Selaginella were
Yuchi Zhang et al.
Journal of separation science, 33(17-18), 2743-2748 (2010-08-24)
A novel gradient elution was efficiently utilized for the separation of the chemical components with a wide range of polarity from the mixed extract of the Chinese medicinal herb Apocynum venetum or mixed standards by high-speed counter-current chromatography. Three sets
Jin Sun Lee et al.
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 27(5), 713-720 (2012-07-07)
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a potential therapeutic target for treatment of cancer and obesity, and is highly elevated in 30% of HER2-overexpressing breast cancers. Considerable interest has developed in searching for novel FASN inhibitors as therapeutic agents in treatment
Jen-Sheng Pei et al.
In vivo (Athens, Greece), 26(6), 963-970 (2012-11-20)
Amentoflavone, isolated from an ethyl acetate extract of the whole plant of Selaginella tamariscina, a traditional herb, may exhibit antitumor activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the anticancer mechanism(s) of amentoflavone, such as mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death
Steffi Wilsky et al.
Archives of virology, 157(2), 259-269 (2011-11-15)
Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is a human pathogen that causes acute and chronic infections, but an antiviral drug to treat these diseases has not yet been developed for clinical use. Several intracellular pathways are altered to assist viral transcription, RNA replication

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