| Name | Safranal |
| Description | Safranal is the special volatile aroma compound of saffron.Safranal has neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects and has the potential for Parkinson’s disease research. |
| In vitro | At first, the potential toxic effect of safranal on OLN-93 viability was evaluated. Also, the cells were pretreated with safranal (0.1, 1, 10, 50, 100 and 200 μM) for 2 h and then subjected to glutamic acid (16 mM) or quinolinic acid (8 mM) toxicity for 24 h, in which the same treatments were applied. Results: Safranal at concentration ranges of 1-800 μM had no toxic effect on cell viability (p>0.05). Treatment with safranal significantly increased cell viability following glutamic acid or quinolinic acid insults at concentrations higher than 1 μM (p<0.01). The cytoprotective potential of safranal was also accompanied by decreased ROS accumulation (p<0.001) and malondialdehyde level (p<0.001) following glutamic acid or quinolinic acid insults. The data suggests that safranal exhibits oligoprotection potential by means of inhibiting oxidative stress parameters. |
| In vivo | Safranal (200-500 mg/kg; PO; for 7 days) slightly restores colon length and reduces weight loss percentage, significantly lowering the DAI score[2]. |
| Storage | store at low temperature | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| Solubility Information | DMSO : 100 mg/mL (665.69 mM), Sonication is recommended.
Ethanol : 100 mg/mL (665.69 mM）, Sonication is recommended.
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| Keywords | disease | inhibit | anti-inflammatory | Saffron | Inhibitor | Parkinson’s | neuroprotective | Safranal | orally |
| Inhibitors Related | Propyl gallate | L-Tartaric acid | Neohesperidin | L-Cystine |
| Related Compound Libraries | Traditional Chinese Medicine Monomer Library | Bioactive Compound Library | Flavor Compound Library | Selected Plant-Sourced Compound Library | Anti-Inflammatory Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Library | Neuroprotective Compound Library | Anti-Aging Compound Library | Ancient Chinese Classical Formulas Compound Library | Food as Medicine Compound Library |
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