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Sigma-Aldrich

(−)-Arctigenin

≥95% (LC/MS-ELSD)

Synonym(s):

2(3H)-Furanone, (3R,4R)-4-[(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]dihydro-3-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-2(3H)-furanone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H24O6
CAS Number:
7770-78-7
Molecular Weight:
372.41
MDL number:
MFCD00870597
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
PubChem Substance ID:
329824754
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥95% (LC/MS-ELSD)

form

solid

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

COc1cc(C[C@@H]2[C@H](COC2=O)Cc3ccc(OC)c(OC)c3)ccc1O

InChI

1S/C21H24O6/c1-24-18-7-5-13(11-20(18)26-3)8-15-12-27-21(23)16(15)9-14-4-6-17(22)19(10-14)25-2/h4-7,10-11,15-16,22H,8-9,12H2,1-3H3/t15-,16+/m0/s1

InChI key

NQWVSMVXKMHKTF-JKSUJKDBSA-N

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General description

Arctigenin is a lignan found in the root of Arctium lappa L. It has been used in pharmacologic, as well as cosmetic, research and has demonstrated several antiviral and anticancer effects.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Dibenzylbutyrolactone ligand, natural product, viral integrase and topoisomerase II inhibitor, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulator.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Shengrong Sun et al.
Planta medica, 77(2), 141-145 (2010-08-19)
The involvement of unfolded protein response (UPR) activation in tumor survival and resistance to chemotherapies suggests a new anticancer strategy targeting UPR pathway. Arctigenin, a natural product, has been recently identified for its antitumor activity with selective toxicity against cancer
Vivek Swarup et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 61(3), 679-688 (2008-01-31)
OBJECTIVES; To evaluate therapeutic efficacy of arctigenin in an experimental model of Japanese encephalitis (JE). Four- to 5-week-old BALB/c mice of either sex were infected intravenously with lethal dose of 3 x 10(5) pfu of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). By
Suresh Awale et al.
Cancer research, 66(3), 1751-1757 (2006-02-03)
Tumor cells generally proliferate rapidly and the demand for essential nutrients as well as oxygen always exceeds the supply due to the unregulated growth and the insufficient and inappropriate vascular supply. However, cancer cells show an inherent ability to tolerate
Ji Yun Lee et al.
Archives of pharmacal research, 33(6), 947-957 (2010-07-08)
We previously reported that arctigenin, a phenylpropanoid dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan isolated from Forsythia koreana, exhibits anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic effects in animal models. In addition, arctigenin inhibited eosinophil peroxidase and activated myeloperoxidase in inflamed tissues. In this study, we tested the
Feng Zhao et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 122(3), 457-462 (2009-05-12)
Arctigenin, a bioactive constituent from dried seeds of Arctium lappa L. (Compositae) which has been widely used as a Traditional Chinese Medicine for dispelling wind and heat included in Chinese Pharmacophere, was found to exhibit anti-inflammatory activities but its molecular
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