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L9647

Sigma-Aldrich

Limonin

from citrus seeds, >90% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Citrolimonin, Dictamnolactone, Evodin, Limonoic acid 3,19:16,17 dilactone, Obaculactone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C26H30O8
CAS Number:
1180-71-8
Molecular Weight:
470.51
MDL number:
MFCD00075922
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
PubChem Substance ID:
24896458
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

citrus seeds

Quality Level

200

Assay

>90% (HPLC)

form

powder

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1(C)O[C@H]2CC(=O)OC[C@]23[C@H]4CC[C@@]5(C)[C@@H](OC(=O)[C@H]6O[C@@]56[C@]4(C)C(=O)C[C@@H]13)c7ccoc7

InChI

1S/C26H30O8/c1-22(2)15-9-16(27)24(4)14(25(15)12-31-18(28)10-17(25)33-22)5-7-23(3)19(13-6-8-30-11-13)32-21(29)20-26(23,24)34-20/h6,8,11,14-15,17,19-20H,5,7,9-10,12H2,1-4H3/t14-,15-,17-,19-,20+,23-,24-,25+,26+/m0/s1

InChI key

KBDSLGBFQAGHBE-MSGMIQHVSA-N

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General description

Limonin also known as citrolimonin and evodin, is a secondary plant metabolite present in citrus seeds at high concentrations. It is a derivative of limonoids.
Limonin may be used in assays to quantify limonin in citrus products. It may also be used in other assays as a control, standard, or competitor or in studies on the physiology, metabolism, and biosynthesis of limonin.

Application

Limonin has been used:
  • to treat human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to test its effect on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication
  • to test its effects as an anti-osteoporosis agent in osteoblastogenesis activity in MC3T3-E1 cells and ovariectomized (OVX) rat model
  • as a reference standard in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system

Biochem/physiol Actions

Limonin exerts its anti-inflammatory activity by downregulating signal transducer and activator of transcription 3/ microRNA-214 (STAT3/miR-214) signaling pathway in Ulcerative colitis (UC) condition. It is an anti-carcinogenic agent, involved in the down-regulation Wingless-related integration site (Wnt) signaling pathway component in in vitro studies.
Limonin is a triterpenoid aglycone that is a bitter principle of citrus fruits. It has anti-proliferative, proapoptotic activity on several cancer cell lines and inhibits azoxymethane-induced colon cancer in rats. It also inhibits HIV-1 replication in culturedf monocytes, macrophages, and mononuclear cells, perhaps by inhibition of HIV-1 protease activity.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Lilibeth Dagulo et al.
Journal of food science, 75(2), C199-C207 (2010-05-25)
The effects due to Candidatus Liberibacter infection, commonly called citrus greening or Huanglongbing (HLB), on volatile and nonvolatile components of orange juices, OJ, were examined using GC-MS and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). HLB symptomatic, asymptomatic, and control "Hamlin" and "Valencia"
Yong-Long Han et al.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA, 25(8), 1828-1833 (2011-10-18)
Among the various possible causes for drug interactions, pharmacokinetic factors such as inhibition of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters, especially cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes and P-glycoprotein (P-gp), are regarded as the most frequent and clinically important. Limonin is a widely used
Fangyuan Gong et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 80(2), 218-225 (2010-04-07)
Allograft rejection is a predominantly Th1 immune response. In this study, we showed that obaculactone, a natural compound derived from citrus fruit, prolonged skin graft survival in mice when treated after but not before transplantation. Furthermore, obaculactone inhibited alloantigen-specific production
Juanjuan Zhao et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 401(1), 289-296 (2011-05-17)
A liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric (LC-MS) method has been developed and validated for simultaneous determination of dehydroevodiamine and limonin from Evodia rutaecarpa in rat plasma. After addition of the internal standard, domperidone, plasma samples were extracted by liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl
Raju Lal Bhardwaj et al.
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 51(6), 563-570 (2011-09-21)
The post-harvest shelf life of maximum of fruits and vegetables is very limited due to their perishable nature. In India more then 20-25 percent of fruits and vegetables are spoiled before utilization. Despite being the world's second largest producer of
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