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B178

Butein

solid

Synonym(s):

1-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one, 2′,3,4,4′-Tetrahydroxychalcone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H12O5
CAS Number:
487-52-5
Molecular Weight:
272.25
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24891611
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
207-659-5
MDL number:
MFCD00017300
Form:
solid

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solubility

H2O: insoluble, DMSO: >50 mg/mL

InChI key

AYMYWHCQALZEGT-ORCRQEGFSA-N

InChI

1S/C15H12O5/c16-10-3-4-11(14(19)8-10)12(17)5-1-9-2-6-13(18)15(20)7-9/h1-8,16,18-20H/b5-1+

SMILES string

OC1=CC(O)=C(C(/C=C/C2=CC(O)=C(O)C=C2)=O)C=C1

form

solid

color

yellow

Gene Information

rat ... Alox5(25290)

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General description

Butein (2′,3,4,4′-tetrahydroxychalcone) is a chalcone and a flavonoid, that is produced in plants. It is a plant polyphenol and a bioactive constituent, that is extracted from the heartwood of Dalbergia odorifera, Caragana jubata and Rhus verniciflua stokes, and the stem bark of cashews (Semecarpus anacardium).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Butein exhibit several pharmacological activities, such as anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. It stimulates apoptotic cell death of human cervical cancer cells. It has therapeutic potentials for chronic diseases, including liver tuberculosis, obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Butein can repress migration and invasion of bladder, breast and pancreatic cancer cells.
Inhibits EGFR and Src tyrosine kinase activities; inhibits cAMP-dependent PDE-IV. Induces apoptosis in B16 melanoma cells and HL-60 human leukemia cells.

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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BCBL8511V
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Naghma Khan et al.
Antioxidants & redox signaling, 16(11), 1195-1204 (2011-11-26)
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers in men in the United States with similar trends worldwide. For several reasons, it is an ideal candidate disease for intervention with dietary botanical antioxidants. Indeed, many botanical antioxidants are
Chia-Yu Ma et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(16), 9032-9038 (2011-07-21)
Liver cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and the leading cause of death in human populations. Butein, a tetrahydroxychalcone, has been shown to induce apoptosis in many human cancer cells, but the effects of butein on the
E Aizu et al.
Carcinogenesis, 7(11), 1809-1812 (1986-11-01)
Both 2,3,5-trimethyl-6-(12-hydroxy-5,10-dodecadiynyl)-1,4-benzoquinone (AA861) and 3,4,2',4'-tetrahydroxychalcone inhibited 12-lipoxygenase of mouse epidermis. The IC50 of AA861 and 3,4,2',4'-tetrahydroxychalcone for epidermal 12-lipoxygenase were 1.9 and 0.2 microM, respectively. These agents showed very weak inhibitory actions on epidermal cyclooxygenase, with the potency of inhibition
Angeline Wei Ling Chua et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 80(10), 1553-1562 (2010-08-12)
The CXC chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4), a Gi protein-coupled receptor for the ligand CXCL12/stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α), is known to be expressed in various tumors. This receptor mediates homing of tumor cells to specific organs that express the ligand CXCL12 for
Dong-Oh Moon et al.
Molecular cancer therapeutics, 9(6), 1583-1595 (2010-06-03)
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces cell death in various types of cancer cells but has little or no effect on normal cells. Human hepatoma cells are resistant to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Although butein is known to mediate anticancer, anti-inflammatory
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