Nobiletin

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Nobiletin
Identifiers
CAS number 478-01-3 YesY
PubChem 72344
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Properties
Molecular formula C21H22O8
Molar mass 402.39 g/mol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 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]

Nobiletin was shown to augment AMPA receptor activity and long-term potentiation in cell culture. [2]

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. Retrieved 2011-12-27. 
  2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17976577

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