Nobiletin

Nobiletin
IUPAC name

2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetramethoxychromen-4-one
Other names

Hexamethoxyflavone
Identifiers
CAS number 478-01-3 Y
PubChem 72344
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Properties
Molecular formula C21H22O8
Molar mass 402.39 g/mol
Exact mass 402.131468 u
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Nobiletin is a chemical compound. It is an O-methylated flavone, a flavonoid isolated from citrus peels like in tangerine.

Medical effects

Nobiletin was found to have anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor invasion, proliferation, and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Nobiletin was also found to potentially inhibit cartilage degradation.[1]

References

  1. ^ Henrotin, Y.; C. Lambert, D. Couchourel, C. Ripoll, E. Chiotelli (January 2011). "Nutraceuticals: do they represent a new era in the management of osteoarthritis? – a narrative review from the lessons taken with five products". Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 19 (1): 1–21. doi:10.1016/j.joca.2010.10.017. http://www.oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-4584%2810%2900358-4/fulltext#sec3.8. Retrieved 2011-12-27. 

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Flavones and their glycosides
Flavones
O-methylated flavones
Glycosides
Apiin | Apigetrin | Baicalin | Cynaroside | Diosmin | Giraldiin A and B | Nepitrin (Nepetin 7-glucoside) | Orientin (Isoorientin) | Oroxindin | Rhoifolin | Saporanin (Isovitexin-7-O-glucoside) | Schaftoside | Scutellarin | Tetuin | Veronicastroside | Vicenin-2 | Vitexin (Isovitexin)
acetylated
Artoindonesianin P
Synthetic