vitexicarpin

CAS: 479-91-4 C19 H18 O8 MW: 374.34606000

Identification

Namecasticin
IUPAC5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3,6,7-trimethoxychromen-4-one
CAS Number479-91-4
FDA UNII753GT729OU
Molecular FormulaC19 H18 O8
Molecular Weight374.34606000
MDL NumberMFCD00210481
Nikkaji NumberJ94.548J

Regulatory

Physical Properties

Assay 95.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Flash Point 32.00 °F. TCC ( 0.00 °C. ) (est)
Soluble in water, 120.7 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)

No sensory data available

Safety Information

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Oral/Parenteral ToxicityNot determined
Dermal ToxicityNot determined
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categorynatural substances and extractives
Recommendation for casticin usage levels up tonot for fragrance use.
Recommendation for casticin flavor usage levels up tonot for flavor use.

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Potential Uses

None Found

Natural Occurrence

chasteberry seed vitex rotundifolia fruit

Synonyms

4H-1- benzopyran-4-one, 5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3,6,7-trimethoxy- 3',5- dihydroxy-3,4',6,7-tetramethoxyflavone 5- hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3,6,7-trimethoxychromen-4-one vitexicarpin PubMed: Molecular Mechanisms of Casticin Action: an Update on its Antitumor Functions. PubMed: Activation of the apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1/c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway is involved in the casticin-induced apoptosis of colon cancer cells. PubMed: Casticin inhibits self-renewal of liver cancer stem cells from the MHCC97 cell line. PubMed: Casticin induces breast cancer cell apoptosis by inhibiting the expression of forkhead box protein M1. PubMed: Casticin inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition of liver cancer stem cells of the SMMC-7721 cell line through downregulating Twist. PubMed: Quality evaluation of medicinal products and health foods containing chaste berry (Vitex agnus-castus) in Japanese, European and American markets. PubMed: The effect of O-methylated flavonoids and other co-metabolites on the crystallization and purification of artemisinin. PubMed: Casticin suppresses self-renewal and invasion of lung cancer stem-like cells from A549 cells through down-regulation of pAkt. PubMed: Cytotoxicity of Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract and its major component, casticin, correlates with differentiation status in leukemia cell lines. PubMed: Involvement of histone H3 phosphorylation through p38 MAPK pathway activation in casticin-induced cytocidal effects against the human promyelocytic cell line HL-60. PubMed: Low potency homeopathic remedies and allopathic herbal medicines: is there an overlap? PubMed: [Chemical constituents from ethyl acetate extract of Artemisia rupestris]. PubMed: Casticin induces human glioma cell death through apoptosis and mitotic arrest. PubMed: Casticin induces ovarian cancer cell apoptosis by repressing FoxM1 through the activation of FOXO3a. PubMed: Regiospecific methylation of a dietary flavonoid scaffold selectively enhances IL-1β production following Toll-like receptor 2 stimulation in THP-1 monocytes. PubMed: Effects of sesquiterpene, flavonoid and coumarin types of compounds from Artemisia annua L. on production of mediators of angiogenesis. PubMed: Compounds from the Fruits of the Popular European Medicinal Plant Vitex agnus-castus in Chemoprevention via NADP(H):Quinone Oxidoreductase Type 1 Induction. PubMed: Casticin induces caspase-mediated apoptosis via activation of mitochondrial pathway and upregulation of DR5 in human lung cancer cells. PubMed: Casticin potentiates TRAIL-induced apoptosis of gastric cancer cells through endoplasmic reticulum stress. PubMed: Development and validation of a rapid ultra-high performance liquid chromatography diode array detector method for Vitex agnus-castus. PubMed: Evaluation of pharmacological activities and assessment of intraocular penetration of an ayurvedic polyherbal eye drop (Itone™) in experimental models. PubMed: Casticin, a flavonoid, potentiates TRAIL-induced apoptosis through modulation of anti-apoptotic proteins and death receptor 5 in colon cancer cells. PubMed: Casticin induces growth suppression and cell cycle arrest through activation of FOXO3a in hepatocellular carcinoma. PubMed: Drug screening study using glioma stem-like cells. PubMed: The flavonoids casticin and artemetin are poorly extracted and are unstable in an Artemisia annua tea infusion. PubMed: Microarray-based mRNA expression profiling of leukemia cells treated with the flavonoid, casticin. PubMed: Induction of apoptosis by casticin in cervical cancer cells: reactive oxygen species-dependent sustained activation of Jun N-terminal kinase. PubMed: Metabolism studies of casticin in rats using HPLC-ESI-MS(n). PubMed: Vitexicarpin induces apoptosis in human prostate carcinoma PC-3 cells through G2/M phase arrest. PubMed: Quantitative determination and pharmacokinetic study of casticin in rat plasma by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. PubMed: Casticin-induced apoptosis involves death receptor 5 upregulation in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. PubMed: Mitchellenes A-E, cyclic sesquiterpenes from the Australian plant Eremophila mitchellii. PubMed: Induction of apoptosis by casticin in cervical cancer cells through reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondrial signaling pathways. PubMed: Vascular protective role of vitexicarpin isolated from Vitex rotundifolia in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. PubMed: [Preparative isolation and purification of the active components from Viticis Fructus by high-speed counter-current chromatography]. PubMed: Inhibitory effects of casticin on migration of eosinophil and expression of chemokines and adhesion molecules in A549 lung epithelial cells via NF-κB inactivation. PubMed: Flavonoids inhibit angiogenic cytokine production by human glioma cells. PubMed: Phytoconstituents from Vitex agnus-castus fruits. PubMed: Casticin, a flavonoid isolated from Vitex rotundifolia, inhibits prolactin release in vivo and in vitro. PubMed: Opioidergic mechanisms underlying the actions of Vitex agnus-castus L. PubMed: [Vitexicarpin affects proliferation and apoptosis in mutated p53 breast cancer cell]. PubMed: Semisynthesis of natural flavones inhibiting tubulin polymerization, from hesperidin. PubMed: Effects of the flavonoid casticin from Brazilian Croton betulaster in cerebral cortical progenitors in vitro: direct and indirect action through astrocytes. PubMed: Isolation and immunomodulatory properties of a flavonoid, casticin from Vitex agnus-castus. PubMed: Antiinflammatory and lipoxygenase inhibitory compounds from Vitex agnus-castus. PubMed: Casticin induces leukemic cell death through apoptosis and mitotic catastrophe. PubMed: Antiproliferative effect of flavonoids and sesquiterpenoids from Achillea millefolium s.l. on cultured human tumour cell lines. PubMed: Evaluation of the estrogenic activity of the constituents in the fruits of Vitex rotundifolia L. for the potential treatment of premenstrual syndrome. PubMed: In vivo effect of casticin on acute inflammation. PubMed: Isolation of high-purity casticin from Artemisia annua L. by high-speed counter-current chromatography. PubMed: Anti-nociceptive and anti-hyperprolactinemia activities of Fructus Viticis and its effective fractions and chemical constituents. PubMed: Diterpenoids and flavonoids from the fruits of Vitex agnus-castus and antioxidant activity of the fruit extracts and their constituents. PubMed: Are extraction methods in quantitative assays of pharmacopoeia monographs exhaustive? A comparison with pressurized liquid extraction. PubMed: The flavonoid Casticin has multiple mechanisms of tumor cytotoxicity action. PubMed: [Vitexicarpin, a flavonoid from Vitex trifolia L., induces apoptosis in K562 cells via mitochondria-controlled apoptotic pathway]. PubMed: G2-M arrest and antimitotic activity mediated by casticin, a flavonoid isolated from Viticis Fructus (Vitex rotundifolia Linne fil.). PubMed: Characteristics, clinical effect profile and tolerability of a nasal spray preparation of Artemisia abrotanum L. for allergic rhinitis. PubMed: Cytotoxic flavone analogues of vitexicarpin, a constituent of the leaves of Vitex negundo. PubMed: Tracheospasmolytic activity of viteosin-A and vitexicarpin isolated from vitex trifolia. PubMed: New diterpenes and norditerpenes from the fruits of Vitex rotundifolia. PubMed: New eudesmane sesquiterpenes from Plectranthus cylindraceus. PubMed: Vitexicarpin, a flavonoid from the fruits of Vitex rotundifolia, inhibits mouse lymphocyte proliferation and growth of cell lines in vitro. PubMed: [Chemical constituents of the fruits of Vitex trifolia L]. PubMed: Potentiation of the antimalarial activity of qinghaosu by methoxylated flavones. PubMed: Isolation and identification of three new flavones from Achillea millefolium L.