Lupulone is a hop plant (Humulus lupulus L.) acid that inhibits tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
ChEBI: Lupulone is a beta-bitter acid in which the acyl group is specified as 3-methylbutanoyl. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent, an apoptosis inducer, an angiogenesis inhibitor and an antineoplastic agent. It is a conjugate acid of a lupulone(1-).
Crystallise Lupulon from 90% MeOH, hexane or pet ether at low temperature. It has also been purified by chromatography through Kieselgel. [Wieland et al. Chem Ber 102 2012 1925, Riedl Chem Ber 85 692 1952, Beilstein 7 II 856, 7 III 4752, 7 IV 2866.]
