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Casticin

primary reference standard

Synonym(s):

3′,5-Dihydroxy-3,4′,6,7-tetramethoxyflavone, 3,4′,6,7-Tetra-O-methylquercetagetin, 5-Hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3,6,7-trimethoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, 5-Hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3,6,7-trimethoxychromen-4-one, Quercetagetin 3,4′,6,7-tetramethyl ether, Vitexicarpin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H18O8
CAS Number:
479-91-4
Molecular Weight:
374.34
Beilstein:
1300392
MDL number:
MFCD00210481
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329747376
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

primary reference standard

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

application(s)

food and beverages

SMILES string

COc1ccc(cc1O)C2=C(OC)C(=O)c3c(O)c(OC)c(OC)cc3O2

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

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General description

Casticin is a flavonoid, widely used as an anti-inflammatory agent. It has anti-tumor properties and is considered to be a potent immunomodulatory and cytotoxic compound.
Produced and qualified by HWI pharma services GmbH.
Exact content by quantitative NMR can be found on the certificate.

Application

It was may be used as reference standard to compare retention time and ion peaks in plant extracts during GC/MS analysis to quantify Casticin and artemetin.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Jia-Kun Shen et al.
Annals of hematology, 88(8), 743-752 (2009-01-14)
Casticin, a component from Vitex rotundifolia, widely used as an anti-inflammatory agent in Chinese traditional medicine, was reported to have anti-tumor activities. This study aims to examine the anti-leukemic activity of casticin on leukemia cells and its molecular mechanism. Cell
Pamela J Weathers et al.
Planta medica, 78(10), 1024-1026 (2012-06-08)
A number of flavonoids including casticin and artemetin from Artemisia annua have shown synergism with artemisinin against Plasmodium falciparum, but it is unclear if the flavonoids are also extracted into a tea infusion of the plant. Using a tea infusion
M Ahmed Mesaik et al.
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 23(11), 1516-1520 (2009-05-15)
Casticin (1), a flavonoid isolated from the aerial parts of Vitex agnus-castus, was found to be a potent immunomodulatory and cytotoxic compound. The activity was tested in vitro for chemiluminescence, chemotaxis, T-cell proliferation and cytotoxicity. Casticin (1) exhibited a significant
Hidetomo Kikuchi et al.
International journal of oncology, 45(2), 843-852 (2014-05-27)
We have demonstrated that an extract from the ripe fruit of Vitex angus-castus (Vitex), might be a promising anticancer candidate. In order to further provide a molecular rationale for clinical development in anticancer therapy, a detailed mechanism underlying the efficacy

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