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Morin hydrate

powder

Synonym(s):

2′,3,4′,5,7-Pentahydroxyflavone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H10O7 · xH2O
CAS Number:
654055-01-3
Molecular Weight:
302.24 (anhydrous basis)
EC Number:
207-542-9
MDL number:
MFCD00217054
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24278552
NACRES:
NA.77

form

powder

Quality Level

100

color

yellow

solubility

methanol: 50 mg/mL

SMILES string

O.Oc1ccc(c(O)c1)C2=C(O)C(=O)c3c(O)cc(O)cc3O2

InChI

1S/C15H10O7.H2O/c16-6-1-2-8(9(18)3-6)15-14(21)13(20)12-10(19)4-7(17)5-11(12)22-15;/h1-5,16-19,21H;1H2

InChI key

MYUBTSPIIFYCIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Morin hydrate has been used:
  • to investigate its antitumor functionality using cell viability and apoptosis assay in human cancer cell lines.
  • as a fluorescence stain to detect aluminum in motor neurons and lumbar cord.
  • to study its protective effect on neuronal hearing loss and on neural stem cells (NSCs) proliferation and differentiation

Biochem/physiol Actions

Morin hydrate is a flavonoid with antioxidant properties. It has been shown to protect cells against oxygen radical damage. Morin not only scavenges oxyradicals, but also moderately inhibits xanthine oxidase, a free-radical generating enzyme. At concentrations of 75-100 micromolar, morin inhibits oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) by free radicals or Cu2+. Morin has been reported to inhibit rat brain phospha­tidyl­inositol­phos­phate kinase activity in vitro and in vivo.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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T W Wu et al.
Life sciences, 58(2), PL 17-PL 22 (1996-01-01)
We demonstrated that the flavonoid morin hydrate at 75-100 microM protects against the oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) by free radicals produced by 2,2'-azo-bis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride. Morin hydrate reduces the relative electrophoretic mobility, malondialdehyde equivalents and lipid peroxide level of
T W Wu et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 49(4), 537-543 (1995-02-14)
Morin hydrate is a bioactive pigment found in yellow Brazil wood. Recently, we reported that morin hydrate prolongs the survival of three types of cells from the human circulatory system against oxyradicals generated in vitro. The protection excels that given
Christopher A Shaw et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 103(11), 1555-1562 (2009-09-11)
Gulf War Syndrome is a multi-system disorder afflicting many veterans of Western armies in the 1990-1991 Gulf War. A number of those afflicted may show neurological deficits including various cognitive dysfunctions and motor neuron disease, the latter expression virtually indistinguishable
Morin hydrate promotes inner ear neural stem cell survival and differentiation and protects cochlea against neuronal hearing loss
He Q, et al.
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 21(3), 600-608 (2017)
C H Cheng
Life sciences, 61(20), 2035-2047 (1997-01-01)
Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate occupies a central role in signal transduction and in cellular transformation. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate is produced by the enzymatic phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate by phosphatidylinositolphosphate kinase (EC 2.7.1.68). Inhibition of this enzyme might conceivably lowers the cellular pool of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate, thus constituting
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