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Upstream product

• 480-41-1 5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-chroman-4-on 
• 77-78-1 dimethyl sulfate 
• 480-43-3 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)chroman-4-one 
• 3420-72-2 2'-hydroxy-4,4',6'-trimethoxychalcone 
• 17176-17-9 S-Adenosylmethionine 
• 480-66-0 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone 
• 90-24-4 2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyacetophenone 
• 66074-95-1 4',5,7-trimethoxyflavanone 
• 3420-72-2 flavokawain A 
• 123-11-5 4-methoxy-benzaldehyde 
• 480-41-1 naringenin 
• 18107-18-1 diazomethyl-trimethyl-silane 
• 94441-99-3 1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one 
• 74-88-4 methyl iodide 

Downstream Products

• 1390643-64-7 8-bromo-5-hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone 
• 35095-48-8 6-bromo-5-hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone 
• 19103-54-9 5-hydroxy-4',6,7-trimethoxyflavone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Structure-activity relationships of biflavonoids for β-secretase (BACE-1) inhibitory activity

Bioactive natural products are useful sources of new pharmaceutics. Their analogues are also important for evaluating structure-activity relationships. In this study the structure-activity relationships of 2,3-dihydro-6-methylginketin (1) for BACE-1 inhibitory activity were studied. Biflavonoids consisting of flavanone and flavone, and also the presence of a methoxy group at the C-4' position, were found to be important for strong activity. 2,3-Dihydro-6- methylbilobetin (2) showed strong activity with an IC50 value of 0.56 μM.

Flavanone compound as well as preparation method and application thereof

The invention belongs to the technical field of medicines, and particularly relates to a flavanone compound as well as a preparation method and application thereof. Specifically disclosed is a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound shown in the formula (I) can target hURAT1 and/or GLUT9, so that uric acid excretion is promoted, and the effect of reducing uric acid is achieved. The compound can be used for preparing medicines for treating and/or preventing and/or delaying and/or adjunctively treating and/or treating diseases related to hURAT1/GLUT9 activity, and has a good application prospect in preventing or treating diseases (such as gout, gouty arthritis, uric acid kidney stone and the like) related to hyperuricemia.

Semisynthesis of prunetin, a bioactive O-methylated isoflavone from naringenin, by the sequential deacetylation of chalcone intermediates and oxidative rearrangement

Prunetin (4′,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone) was semisynthesized in 8 steps from readily available naringenin in 26% total yield. The key reaction was chemoenzymatic sequential deacetylation to 6′-acetoxy-2′,4″-dihydroxy-4′-methoxychalcone, the in situ-formed precursor for thallium(III) nitrate-mediated oxidative rearrangement.

Synthesis and Evaluation of the Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activities of Some Flavonoids Derived from Naringenin

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease that affects many older people adversely. AD has been putting a huge socioeconomic burden on the healthcare systems of many developed countries with aging populations. The need for new therapies that can halt or reverse the progression of the disease is now extremely great. A research approach in the finding new treatment for AD that has attracted much interest from scientists for a long time is the reestablishment of cholinergic transmission through inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Naringenin is a flavonoid with the potential inhibitory activity against AChE. From naringenin, many other flavonoid derivatives, such as flavanones and chalcones, can be synthesized. In this study, by applying the Williamson method, nine flavonoid derivatives were synthesized, including four flavanones and five chalcones. The evaluation of AChE inhibitory activity by the Ellman method showed that there were four substances (2, 4, 5, and 7) with relatively good biological activities (IC50 100 μM), and these biological activities were better than that of naringenin. The molecular docking revealed that strong interactions with amino acid residue Ser200 of the catalytic triad and those of the peripheral region of the enzyme were crucial for strong effects against AChE. Compound 7 had the strongest AChE inhibitory activity (IC50 13.0 ± 1.9 μM). This substance could be used for further studies.

Nitrogen-containing naringenin derivatives for reversing multidrug resistance in cancer

Naringenin (1), isolated from Euphorbia pedroi, was previously derivatized yielding compounds 2–13. In this study, aiming at expanding the pool of analogues of the flavanone core towards better multidrug resistance (MDR) reversal agents, alkylation reactions and chemical modification of the carbonyl moiety was performed (15–39). Compounds structures were assigned mainly by 1D and 2D NMR experiments. Compounds 1–39 were assessed as MDR reversers, in human ABCB1-transfected mouse T-lymphoma cells, overexpressing P-glycoprotein (P-gp). The results revealed that O-methylation at C-7, together with the introduction of nitrogen atoms and aromatic moieties at C-4 or C-4′, significantly improved the activity, being compounds 27 and 37 the strongest P-gp modulators and much more active than verapamil. In combination assays, synergistic interactions of selected compounds with doxorubicin substantiated the results. While molecular docking suggested that flavanone derivatives act as competitive modulators, molecular dynamics showed that dimethylation promotes binding to a modulator-binding site. Moreover, flavanones may also interact with a vicinal ATP-binding site in both nucleotide-binding domains, hypothesizing an allosteric mode of action.

Effect of naringenin and its derivatives on the probing behavior of myzus persicae (Sulz.)

Substances that alter insect behavior have attracted a lot of attention as potential crop protection agents. Naringenin (5,7,40-trihydroxyflavanone) is a naturally occurring bioactive flavanone. We evaluated the influence of naringenin on aphid activities during individual phases of probing and feeding and the effect of structural modifications of naringenin on its activity towards aphids. We monitored the probing behavior of Myzus persicae (Sulz.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using the Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) technique. The chemical modifications were the substitution of hydrogen atoms with methyl, ethyl or pentyl groups and the replacement of the carbonyl group in naringenin and its derivatives with an oxime moiety. Depending on the substituents, the activity of naringenin-derived compounds varied in potency and mode of action. Naringenin was an attractant of moderate activity, which enhanced sap ingestion. The naringenin derivative with two methyl groups-7,40-di-O-methylnaringenin-was a deterrent, which hindered aphid probing in non-phloem tissues. Naringenin oxime derivatives with methyl substituents-7,40-di-O-methylnaringenin oxime, 7-O-methylnaringenin oxime, and 5,7,40-tri-O-methylnaringenin oxime-and the derivative with a pentyl substituent-7-O-pentylnaringenin oxime-were strong attractants which stimulated aphid probing in non-phloem tissues and the ingestion of phloem sap.

Total synthesis of agalloside, isolated from: Aquilaria agallocha, by the 5-O-glycosylation of flavan

Agalloside (1) is a neural stem cell differentiation activator isolated from Aquilaria agallocha by our group using Hes1 immobilized beads. We conducted the first total synthesis of agalloside (1) via the 5-O-glycosylation of flavan 25 using glycosyl fluoride 20 in the presence of BF3·Et2O. Subsequent oxidation with DDQ to flavanone 2 and deprotection successively provided agalloside (1). This synthetic strategy holds promise for use in the synthesis of 5-O-glycosylated flavonoids. The synthesized agalloside (1) accelerated neural stem cell differentiation, which is a result comparable to that for the naturally occurring compound 1.

A Biomimetic Strategy to Access the Silybins: Total Synthesis of (-)-Isosilybin A

(Figure Presented). We report the first asymmetric, total synthesis of (-)-isosilybin A. A late-stage catalytic biomimetic cyclization of a highly functionalized chalcone is employed to form the characteristic benzopyranone ring. A robust and flexible app

Efficient synthesis of scutellarein

Scutellarein is a component of Scutellaria, recently known as a potent cytotoxic agent on human leukaemia cells. The aim of this study was the synthesis of scutellarein and its methylated derivative. The new features are the innovating method to afford flavones from flavanones and the A-ring regioselective bromination step that lead to the target molecule by a facile and high-yielding pathway.

Purification and identification of naringenin 7-O-methyltransferase, a key enzyme in biosynthesis of flavonoid phytoalexin sakuranetin in rice

Sakuranetin, the major flavonoid phytoalexin in rice, is induced by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, CuCl2 treatment, jasmonic acid treatment, and infection by phytopathogens. It was recently demonstrated that sakuranetin has anti-inflammatory activity, anti-mutagenic activity, anti-pathogenic activities against Helicobacter pylori, Leishmania, and Trypanosoma and contributes to the maintenance of glucose homeostasis in animals. Thus, sakuranetin is a useful compound as a plant antibiotic and a potential pharmaceutical agent. Sakuranetin is biosynthesized from naringenin by naringenin 7-O-methyl-transferase (NOMT). In previous research, rice NOMT (OsNOMT) was purified to apparent homogeneity from UV-treated wild-type rice leaves, but the purified protein, named OsCOMT1, exhibited caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) activity and not NOMT activity. In this study, we found that OsCOMT1 does not contribute to sakuranetin production in rice in vivo, and we purified OsNOMT using the oscomt1 mutant. A crude protein preparation from UV-treated oscomt1 leaves was subjected to three sequential purification steps, resulting in a 400-fold purification from the crude enzyme preparation. Using SDS-PAGE, the purest enzyme preparation showed a minor band at an apparent molecular mass of 40 kDa.Two O-methyltransferase-like proteins, encoded by Os04g0175900 and Os12g0240900, were identified from the 40-kDa band by MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis. Recombinant Os12g0240900 protein showed NOMT activity, but the recombinant Os04g0175900 protein did not. Os12g0240900 expression was induced by jasmonic acid treatment in rice leaves prior to sakuranetin accumulation, and the Os12g0240900 protein showed reasonable kinetic properties toOsNOMT.Onthe basis of these results, we conclude that Os12g0240900 encodes an OsNOMT.