Eupatorin has been used as reference standard for characterization of Artemisia extracts using mass spectrometry (MS).
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Eupatorin acts as an antiproliferative in cells expressing the CYP1A- family. It induces G2/M block follow by apoptosis in cells expressing the CYP1A- family. It also functions as an anti-inflammatory.
Cytokines and other inflammatory mediators, such as prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) and nitric oxide (NO) produced by cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), respectively, activate and drive inflammation and therefore serve as targets for anti-inflammatory drug development. Orthosiphon stamineus
Integrative cancer therapies, 19, 1534735420935625-1534735420935625 (2020-08-25)
Eupatorin is a polymethoxy flavone extracted from Orthosiphon stamineus and was reported to exhibit cytotoxic effects on several cancer cell lines. However, its effect as an anti-breast cancer agent in vivo has yet to be determined. This study aims to
Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies, 5(4), 176-182 (2012-08-18)
Orthosiphon stamineus extracts contain three flavonoids (3'-hydroxy-5,6,7,4'-tetramethoxyflavone, sinensetin, and eupatorin) as bioactive substances. Previous reported high performance liquid chromatography- ultraviolet (HPLC-UV) methods for the determination of these flavonoids have several disadvantages, including unsatisfactory separation times and not being well validated
