Velutin
Names
IUPAC name
4′,5-Dihydroxy-3′,7-dimethoxyflavone
Systematic IUPAC name
5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names
Flavoyadorigenin B
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C17H14O6/c1-21-10-6-12(19)17-13(20)8-14(23-16(17)7-10)9-3-4-11(18)15(5-9)22-2/h3-8,18-19H,1-2H3
    Key: ROCUOVBWAWAQFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C17H14O6/c1-21-10-6-12(19)17-13(20)8-14(23-16(17)7-10)9-3-4-11(18)15(5-9)22-2/h3-8,18-19H,1-2H3
    Key: ROCUOVBWAWAQFD-UHFFFAOYAA
  • COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O
Properties
C17H14O6
Molar mass 314.293 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Velutin is a chemical compound isolated from Xylosma velutina[1] and açaí fruit. It is classified as a flavone.

Velutin has various beneficial activities, such as skin whitening i.e. Anti-Melanogenic, as well as anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chang, P. T. Otto; Cordell, Geoffrey A.; Fong, Harry H. S.; Farnsworth, Norman R. (1 January 1977). "Velutinic acid, a new friedelane derivative from Xylosma velutina (Flacourtiaceae)". Phytochemistry. 16 (9): 1443–1445. Bibcode:1977PChem..16.1443C. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88804-4.
  2. ↑ Jung, Se-Hui; Heo, Hee-Young; Choe, Jung-Won; Kim, Jaehyun; Lee, Kooyeon (2021-05-19). "Anti-Melanogenic Properties of Velutin and Its Analogs". Molecules (Basel, Switzerland). 26 (10): 3033. doi:10.3390/molecules26103033. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 8160911. PMID 34069624.
  • Xie, C; Kang, J; Li, Z; Schauss, A. G.; Badger, T. M.; Nagarajan, S; Wu, T; Wu, X (2012). "The açaí flavonoid velutin is a potent anti-inflammatory agent: Blockade of LPS-mediated TNF-α and IL-6 production through inhibiting NF-κB activation and MAPK pathway". The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 23 (9): 1184–91. doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.06.013. PMID 22137267.


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