(R)-Humulone (CAS# 26471-41-3) can be used as a chemosensory receptor ligand.
ChEBI: Humulone is an optically active cyclic ketone consisting of 3,5,6-trihydroxycyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one bearing two 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl substituents at positions 4 and 6 as well as a 3-methylbutanoyl group at the 2-position. It has a role as an antibacterial drug, an antioxidant, a cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor and a metabolite. It is a diketone, a triol, a cyclic ketone, an aromatic ketone and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone.
IL Receptor | AP-1 | COX | p65 | NF-kB | IkB | VEGFR | Antifection | IKK
Crystallise humulon from Et2O. It dissolves slightly in hot H2O but precipitates on cooling. It has max () 237 (13,760) and 282 (8,330) in EtOH. [Wollmer Chem Ber 49 780 1916, Carson J Am Chem Soc 73 4652 1951, Beilstein 8 II 537, 8 III 4034, 8 IV 3410.]