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Quercetin

≥95% (HPLC), solid, anticancer agent

Synonym(s):

2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, 3,3′,4′,5,6-Pentahydroxyflavone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H10O7
CAS Number:
117-39-5
Molecular Weight:
302.24
Beilstein:
317313
EC Number:
204-187-1
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
PubChem Substance ID:
329823865
NACRES:
NA.77

Product Name

Quercetin, ≥95% (HPLC), solid

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

solid

mp

316.5 °C

solubility

water: practically insoluble

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC1=CC(O)=C2C(OC(C3=CC=C(O)C(O)=C3)=C(O)C2=O)=C1

InChI

1S/C15H10O7/c16-7-4-10(19)12-11(5-7)22-15(14(21)13(12)20)6-1-2-8(17)9(18)3-6/h1-5,16-19,21H

InChI key

REFJWTPEDVJJIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Quercetin is a polyphenolic flavonoid, found in food including onions, asparagus, buckwheat, radish leaves, green tea, cranberry, broccoli, apple, blueberry, and coriander. Quercetin shows strong intramolecular H-binding, which contributes to the bioavailability and transport of the compound. This explains the biological multi-functional nature of the compound and allows for the formation of strong complexes, frequently with metals. Quercetin inhibits cellular proliferation and minimizes DNA damage. Among its many cardiovascular protection properties, quercetin has antioxidant and antiplatelet properties as well as antiplatelet and anti-muscle cell proliferation and migration. It also enhances cardiac cell mitochondrial function and inhibits NF-κB. Numerous animal studies involving dietary quercetin supplementation have shown a protective effect against cardiac problems.

Application

  • Quercetin has been used as an antioxidant which reversed the immunosuppressive effects of high glucose and hyperglycemic sera in type 2 diabetic patients.
  • It has been used as a detoxifying phytochemical in Apis mellifera.
  • It has been used as a positive control in DPPH (2,2- diphenyl-1-picryhydrazyl) radical scavenging assay. It has also been used for the preparation of calibration curve to determine total flavonoid content.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Quercetin is a flavonoid with anticancer activity. Quercetin is a mitochondrial ATPase and phosphodiesterase inhibitor. It Inhibits PI3-kinase activity and slightly inhibits PIP kinase activity. Quercetin has antiproliferative effects on cancer cell lines, reduces cancer cell growth via type II estrogen receptors, and arrests human leukemic T cells in late G1 phase of the cell cycle. Quercetin may also inhibit fatty acid synthase activity.

Features and Benefits

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Preparation Note

This chemical is soluble in DMSO (30 mg/ml), DMF (~30 mg/ml), and ethanol (~2 mg/ml).

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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High glucose and hyperglycemic sera from type 2 diabetic patients impair DC differentiation by inducing ROS and activating Wnt/?-catenin and p38 MAPK.
Gilardini Montani MS et al.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1862, 805-805 (2016)
Phenolic and flavonoid content and antioxidants capacity of pressurized liquid extraction and perculation method from roots of Scutellaria pinnatifida A. Hamilt. subsp alpina (Bornm) Rech. f.
Golmakani E et al.
Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 95, 318-324 (2014)
Lucia Panzella et al.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 8(4) (2019-04-04)
Exhausted woods represent a byproduct of tannin industrial production processes and their possible exploitation as a source of antioxidant compounds has remained virtually unexplored. We herein report the characterization of the antioxidant and other properties of practical interest of exhausted
Joanna Cunanan et al.
PloS one, 15(6), e0234375-e0234375 (2020-06-20)
Renal dysplasia, the major cause of childhood renal failure, is characterized by defective branching morphogenesis and nephrogenesis. Beta-catenin, a transcription factor and cell adhesion molecule, is markedly increased in the nucleus of kidney cells in human renal dysplasia and contributes
Impacts of Dietary Phytochemicals in the Presence and Absence of Pesticides on Longevity of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera).
Liao LH et al.
Insects, 8, E22-E22 (2017)
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