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Acacetin
About: Acacetin is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 442 publications have been published within this topic receiving 10458 citations. The topic is also known as: 5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-benzopyrone & Linarigenin.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the composition and bacteriostatic activities of fifteen propolis samples from various botanic and geographic origins were determined, and the minimum inhibitory concentration of propolis was about 53 times higher than that reported for tetracycline againstBacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, and about 400 times higher againstEscherichia coli.
Abstract: The composition and bacteriostatic activities of fifteen propolis samples from various botanic and geographic origins were determined. Twenty-six phenolic components were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography with array photodiode detector. Acacetin and apigenin were most abundant. Pinocembrin, quercetin, rutin and vanillin were present in lesser quantities. Variance analysis shows significant differences (P≤0.05) in the contents of phenols, flavonoids and active components. The minimum inhibitory concentration of propolis is about 53 times higher than that reported for tetracycline againstBacillus subtilis andStaphylococcus aureus, and about 400 times higher againstEscherichia coli.
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TL;DR: It was found that N-feruloylserotonin and N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin strongly inhibited the melanin production of Streptomyces bikiniensis and B16 melanoma cells in comparison with a known melanogenesis inhibitor, arbutin.
Abstract: In order to develop a new skin whitening agent, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seeds were evaluated for melanogenesis inhibitory activity and its active principles were identified following activity-guided isolation. The 80% aqueous methanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction from safflower seeds showed a significant inhibition for mushroom tyrosinase. Three active compounds, N-feruloylserotonin, N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin, and acacetin, were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction as the active principles. Compared with arbutin (IC50=0.223 mM), the IC50 values of these compounds were 0.023, 0.074, and 0.779 mM for N-feruloylserotonin, N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin, and acacetin, respectively. It was also found that N-feruloylserotonin and N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin strongly inhibited the melanin production of Streptomyces bikiniensis and B16 melanoma cells in comparison with a known melanogenesis inhibitor, arbutin.
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TL;DR: The mutagenicities of 61 flavonoids and those of 11 compounds structurally related to flavonoid compounds were tested with Salmonella typhimurium strains TA100 and TA98 and it was found that quercetin was the strongest mutagen.
Abstract: The mutagenicities of 61 flavonoids (naturally occurring flavonoid aglycones and flavonal glycosides and synthetic flavonoids) and those of 11 compounds structurally related to flavonoids were tested with Salmonella typhimurium strains TA100 and TA98. Among the 22 flavone derivatives tested, only wogonin was strongly mutagenic, while five derivatives, apigenin triacetate, acacetin, chrysoeriol, pedalitin, and pedalitin tetraacetate, were only weakly mutagenic. Two bisflavonyl derivatives, neither of which has a 3-hydroxyl group, were not mutagenic. Of the 16 flavonol derivatives tested, all except 3-hydroxyflavone and the tetra- and penta-methyl ethers of quercetin were mutagenic. Of the five flavanone derivatives tested, only 7,4-dihydroxyflavanone was mutagenic, showing weak activity. Of the four flavanonol derivatives tested, hydrorobinetin and taxifolin were weakly mutagenic. Of the six isoflavone derivatives tested, tectorigenin was weakly mutagenic. Of the 11 compounds in the miscellaneous group structurally related to flavonoids, only iso-liquiritigenin was mutagenic, showing weak activity. For the emergence of strong mutagenicity, the double bond between positions 2 and 3 and the hydroxyl group at position 3 are required, except in wogonin, which does not have a hydroxyl group at position 3 but is strongly mutagenic to TA100. The 3-O-acetyl ester of flavonol, quercetin, was mutagenic with S9 mix, but 3-O-methyl ethers were not. Six flavonol glycosides, three quercetin glycosides and three kaempferol glycosides were mutagenic after preincubation with “hesperidinase,” a crude extract of Aspergillus niger. Of 66 flavonoid agylcones and compounds structurally related to flavonoids, quercetin was the strongest mutagen. The carcinogenicity of this compound should be clarified because it is ubiquitously found in vegetables.
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TL;DR: An active anti-HIV principle, acacetin-7-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside, has been isolated from Chrysanthemum morifolium and a known flavone, chrysin, was found to be the most promising compound in this series of flavonoids.
Abstract: An active anti-HIV principle, acacetin-7-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside, has been isolated from Chrysanthemum morifolium. Seven additional flavonoids isolated from this plant, 13 known related flavonoids, and 14 synthetic flavonoids were also evaluated as inhibitors of HIV replication in H9 cells. A known flavone, chrysin, was found to be the most promising compound in this series. Flavonoids with hydroxy groups at C-5 and C-7 and with a C-2-C-3 double bond were more potent inhibitors of HIV growth. In general, the presence of substituents (hydroxyl and halogen) in the B-ring increased toxicity and/or decreased activity.
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TL;DR: Fractionation of a methanolic extract of the leaves of Anthurium versicolor has resulted in the isolation and characterization of four new flavone glycosides, including vitexin (apigenin-8-C-beta-D-glucopyranoside) and rosmarinic acid.
Abstract: Fractionation of a methanolic extract of the leaves of Anthurium versicolor has resulted in the isolation of two main fractions, I and II. Both the extract and the fractions were assayed for their radical-scavenging activity by means of an in vitro test (bleaching of the stable 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical) and showed a significant radical-scavenging effect. Subsequent chromatographic fractionation of the most active fraction, II, has led to the isolation and characterization, as major constituents, of four new flavone glycosides, acacetin 6-C-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-d-glucopyranoside] (1), acacetin 6-C-[β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-d-glucopyranoside] (2), acacetin 6-C-[β-d-apiofuranosyl-(1→3)-β-d-glucopyranoside] (3), and acacetin 8-C-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-d-glucopyranoside] (4), as well as vitexin (apigenin-8-C-β-d-glucopyranoside) and rosmarinic acid. The structures of 1−4 were determined using spectroscopic methods.
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