Chemical Properties
yellow crystalline powder
Uses
bioflavenoid, antioxidant, antiviral, antimicrobial, enzyme inhibitor
Uses
capillary protectant, antioxidant. antineoplastic, anti-HIV
General Description
Produced and qualified by HWI pharma services GmbH.
Exact content by quantitative NMR can be found on the certificate.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Quercetin dihydrate 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.
target
HMG-CoA Reductase | SOD | Antifection
Purification Methods
Crystallise the flavone from aqueous EtOH and dry at 100o. It also sublimes in a vacuum. IR: 2.5 and 16.7 (KBr). max It complexes with Cu2+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ge4+, Zn2+, Ti4+, Zr4+, Th4+, UO4+ . [Beilstein 18 H 242, 18 I 242, 18 II 236, 18 III/IV 3470, 18/5 V 494.]
