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Icariin

≥94% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

4′-O-methyl-8-γ,γ-dimethylallylkaempferol-3-rhamnoside-7-glucoside

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C33H40O15
CAS Number:
489-32-7
Molecular Weight:
676.66
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
329815347
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
MDL number:
MFCD00210516

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Product Name

Icariin, ≥94% (HPLC)

Quality Level

100

InChI key

TZJALUIVHRYQQB-XLRXWWTNSA-N

SMILES string

COc1ccc(cc1)C2=C(O[C@@H]3O[C@@H](C)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]3O)C(=O)c4c(O)cc(O[C@@H]5O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]5O)c(C\C=C(\C)C)c4O2

InChI

1S/C33H40O15/c1-13(2)5-10-17-19(45-33-28(42)26(40)23(37)20(12-34)46-33)11-18(35)21-24(38)31(48-32-27(41)25(39)22(36)14(3)44-32)29(47-30(17)21)15-6-8-16(43-4)9-7-15/h5-9,11,14,20,22-23,25-28,32-37,39-42H,10,12H2,1-4H3/t14-,20+,22-,23+,25+,26-,27+,28+,32-,33+/m0/s1

assay

≥94% (HPLC)

color

light yellow to yellow

solubility

DMSO: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to dark yellow

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

room temp

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Application

Icariin has been used:
  • in the preparation of topical treatment to determine its effects on the improvement of cutaneous wound healing in rats
  • to test its analgesic effects on lower back pain (LBP) in rats
  • as a potential treatment in osteoporosis condition in rats
  • to study its effects on palmitate (PA)-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle C2C12 myotubes
  • as a neuroprotective agent to study its effects on amyloid-β (Aβ)-induced neuronal insulin resistance in human neuroblastoma SK-N-MC cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

Flavonoid glucoside derived from the the Epimedium plant genus. This pharmacologically active constituent or its derivatives have been shown to enhance bone formation, modulate multidrug resistance, enhance neuronal viability, stimulate angiogenesis, and exhibit antioxidant activity.
Icariin is a potent neuroprotective agent in neurodegenerative disorders and other disorders affecting the nervous system. It elicits anti-aging properties in unfertilized oocytes against age-related damage. Icariin exerts anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic properties aiding protection in chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated renal fibrosis in mouse model. It also serves as an excellent antidiabetic and anti-atherosclerotic agent. Icariin is an excellent anti-cancer agent.

General description

Icariin is a prenylated flavonol and the major bioactive compound found in Epimedium herb.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Qian Qian et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 66, 392-398 (2012-04-24)
In this work, the metabolite profiles of icariin in rat plasma were qualitatively investigated, and the possible metabolic pathways of icariin were subsequently proposed. After oral administration of icariin, rat plasma samples were collected and pretreated by protein precipitation. Then
Da Hye Kim et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 22(6) (2017-06-14)
The therapeutic properties of Epimediumkoreanum are presumed to be due to the flavonoid component icariin, which has been reported to have broad pharmacological potential and has demonstrated anti-diabetic, anti-Alzheimer's disease, anti-tumor, and hepatoprotective activities. Considering these therapeutic properties of icariin
Hsin-An Chen et al.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 59, 152917-152917 (2019-04-13)
The pathology change of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis is a critical feature of chronic kidney disease (CKD), regardless of the primary insults. The infiltration of inflammatory cells and the consecutive secretion of profibrotic factors are frequently and conspicuously observed during the
Jitian Li et al.
BioMed research international, 2020, 4670604-4670604 (2020-08-18)
To investigate whether icariin (ICA), a well-known medicine extracted from the stem and leaf of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim, had analgesic effect on lower back pain (LBP) in rats. In a puncture-induced LBP rat model, the severity of LBP was quantified
Bin Wu et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 142(3), 746-753 (2012-06-13)
Icariin represents an important active component in Herba Epimedii, which is a famous Chinese herbal medicine that is widely used to treat some age-related diseases in oriental countries. The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of icariin
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