Phytochemicals

Stability Light Sensitive
Applications Praeruptorin B is a bioactive constituent of Peucedani Radix, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb used in the treatment of respiratory and pulmonary disorders.
References Song, Y. et al.: Rapid. Commun. Mass. Spect., 25, 719 (2011);

Applications Baohuoside I is an inhibitor of cell growth and also is a down-regulator of durvivin and cyclin D1 expression. Used in the treatment of esophageal cancer. Anti-cancer agent.
References Lifang, W. et al.: Oncology Rep., 26, 1149 (2011); Jin, X. et al.: Drug Dev. Ind. Pharm., 39, 1421 (2013);

Applications Steviol is an aglycone of the natural sweetener Stevioside (90%, S686730) and is found to be highly mutagenic compared to Stevioside.
References Toskulkac, C., et al.: Drug Chem. Toxicol., 20, 31 (1997); Pezzuto, J.M., et al.: P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82, 2478 (1985); Matsui, M., et al.: Mutagenesis, 11, 573 (1996); Koyama, E., et al.: Food Chem. Toxicol., 41, 875 (2003)

Applications Quassin is a naturally occurring extract from quassia trees and is used in traditional chinese medicine for its antiulcerogenic properties. Quassin have also been used as an additive in soft drinks.
References Raji, Y., et al.: Afr. J. Trad. Comp. Alter. Med., 9, 112 (2012); Beutler, J.A., et al.: J. Nat. Prod., 72, 503 (2009);

Stability Volatile
Applications In the presence of sugars, lysine, similarly to asparagine and phenylalanine, can undergo carbonyl-assisted decarboxylative deamination reaction to generate pent-4-en-1-amine, the counterpart of acrylamide.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References Stadler, R., et al.: Chem. Res. Toxicol., 16, 1242 (2003), Stadler, R., et al.: J. Agric. Food Chem., 52, 5550 (2004),

Applications An iridoid glycoside that exhibits protective effects against hepatic injury and other diabetic complications associated with abnormal metabolic states and inflammation caused by oxidative stress and advanced glycation endproduct formation. A potential anti-amnesic agent.
References Yamabe, N. et al.: Eur. J. Pharmmacol., 648, 179 (2010); de Carman Recio, M. et al.: Planta Medica, 3, 232 (1994); Kwon, S. et al.: Eur. J. Pharmacol., 619, 44 (2009);

Applications 8,9-Di-O-methyl-urolithin D is a derivative of Urolithin D (U847020) which is used in biological studies to evaluate DNA gyrase inhibitory activity of ellagic acid derivatives.
References Weidner-Weels, M. A., et al: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 8, 97 (1998)

Applications A hydroxylated psoralen that acts as a potent inhibitors of debenzylation activity of CYP3A4 enzyme with an IC50 value of 24.92 and 42.93 μM, respectively. Recent studies suggest that it may have antiproliferative and anticancer properties.
References Girennavar, B. et al.: Bororg. Med. Chem., 14, 3684 (2007); Girennavar, B. et al..: J. Food Sci., 72, C417 (2007); Joa, H. et al.: J. Nat. Prod., 74, 1513 (2011); Hirata, T. et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem.

Applications β-D-Glucopyranosiduronic Acid Propyl Methyl Ester, 2,3,4-Triacetate is an intermediate in the synthesis of Propyl β-D-Glucuronide (P835275), a glucuronide of a short-chained aliphatic alcohol formed via glucuronidation in human liver microsomes in vitro.
References Moench, B., et al.: Carbohydrate. Res., 352, 186 (2012);

Applications Notoginsenoside R1 acts as an anti-inflammatory agent, inhibiting TNF-α induced PAI-1 production in aortic smooth muscle cells in humans.
References Zhang, H. et al.: Vasc. Pharmacol., 44, 224 (2006);

Applications 17-Hydroxy-19-nor-5α,17α-pregn-20-en-3-one is used in the synthesis of 19-nordihydrotestosterone derivatives that serve as anti-estrogenic compounds.
References Bowers, A. et al.: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 79, 4556 (1957);

Stability Hygroscopic
Applications Ginsenoside F2 is a bioactive metabolite of the ginsenoside component of Panax ginseng with the ability to regulate element-binding protein cleavage activating protein and transforming growth factor-β pathways. This control over apoptosis can lead to a control over hair growth and hair loss in mammals.
References Shin, H. et al.: Biol. Pharm. Bull., 37, 755 (2014); Shin, H. et al.: Eur. J. Pharm., 730, 82 (2014);

Applications 5α-Pregnane-3-one-20α-ol, is a steroid metabolome, that can be used for in studies of a possible tool for laboratory diagnosis of schizophrenia. It is also a metabolite of Progesterone (P755900) in adipose cells.
References Bicikova, M., et al.: J. Steriod Biochem. Mol. Bio., 77, 133 (2013); Zhang, Y., et al.: Mol. Cell. Endocrinology, 298, 76 (2009);