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Casticin

from Vitex trifolia, ≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Casticine, Quercetagetin 3,6,7,4′-tetramethyl ether, Vitexicarpin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H18O8
CAS Number:
479-91-4
Molecular Weight:
374.34
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

Vitex trifolia

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

ethanol: 1 mg/mL, clear, colorless to light yellow

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C19H18O8/c1-23-11-6-5-9(7-10(11)20)17-19(26-4)16(22)14-12(27-17)8-13(24-2)18(25-3)15(14)21/h5-8,20-21H,1-4H3

InChI key

PJQLSMYMOKWUJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Casticin is one of the flavonoids present in the traditional Chinese medicine Inula japonica Thunb. It is a polymethyl compound with three rings, a catechol moiety at ortho position, one double bond, two hydroxyl groups, and four methoxy groups. It has been isolated from the fruits, seeds, and leaves of various Vitex species.

Application

Casticin from Vitex trifolia is used to study its mechanisms of action as an antiiflammatory and anticancer agent via processes such as TRAIL-induced apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, ROS generation, and glutathione (GSH) depletion.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Casticin has anticancer, pro-apoptotic, anti-proliferative, anti-asthmatic, and anti-angiogenic properties. In addition, it exhibits anti-inflammatory behavior by means of its inhibitory effect on lipoxygenases and T- & B-lymphocytes. Due to its oestrogenic activity, it is being used to manage Premenstrual syndrome in women. It is also reported to mitigate rheumatoid arthritis and liver fibrosis manifestations.
Tubulin-binding anticancer flavonoid. Casticin induces apoptosis in cancer cells.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Lihua He et al.
Oncology reports, 29(1), 103-108 (2012-10-16)
Casticin, a polymethoxyflavone, has been reported to exert anticancer activities. The objectives of this study were to examine the molecular mechanisms by which casticin induces the growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. The HCC
Casticin, a flavonoid, potentiates TRAIL-induced apoptosis through modulation of anti-apoptotic proteins and death receptor 5 in colon cancer cells.
Tang SY, Zhong MZ, Yuan GJ, et al.
Oncology Reports (2012)
So Min Lee et al.
Inflammation, 35(2), 584-593 (2011-05-27)
Pro-inflammatory cytokines induce injury of endothelial cells caused by increases of adhesion molecules, leading to vascular inflammation and the development of atherosclerosis. Recent pharmacological studies have demonstrated that vitexicarpin, a flavonoid isolated from Vitex rotundifolia, has anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and analgesic
Duck-jae Koh et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 136(3), 399-405 (2011-01-22)
The fruits of Vitex rotundifolia L. have long been used for the treatment of inflammation of the respiratory tract in East Asia. To determine if casticin, one of the constituents of Vitex rotundifolia L., has anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory effects in
Yun Ling et al.
Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 26(12), 1502-1508 (2012-03-13)
Casticin (3',5-dihydroxy-3, 4',6,7-tetramethoxyflavone) has been revealed to possess various kinds of pharmacological activities, including immunomodulatory, anti-hyperprolactinemia, anti-tumor and neuroprotetective activities. In order to gain an understanding of the biotransformation of casticin in vivo, a systematic method based on liquid chromatography-electrospray
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