Flavonoids and Polyphenols

Stability Light Sensitive
Applications One of the catechin isomers and a potent antioxidant that can modulate a wide range of membrane proteins. Its bilayer-modifying potency was tested using gramicidin A (gA) channels as probes. All the catechins alter gA channel function and modify bilayer properties, with a 500-fold range in potency. The gallate group causes current block, as evident by brief downward current transitions.
References Ingolfsson, H., et al.: FEBS Lett., 585, 3101 (2011),

Applications Hexahydrocurcumin-d6 is an isotope labelled degradation product of Curcumin (C838500), a dietary anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive agent consisting of two methoxyphenol rings connected by a conjugated heptadienedione chain.
References Gordon, D.N., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 290, 4817 (2015);