Myricetin

• Catalog No.: Bio-0838
• CAS Number: 529-44-2
• M. F.: C15H10O8
• M. W.: 318.2351

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one
• IUPAC Traditional name: 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one
• Synonyms: Myricitin; Myricetol; Cannabiscetin

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 529-44-2

PROPERTIES

• Application(s): Bioflavonoid
• Application(s): Antioxidant
• Application(s): Antibacterial
• Application(s): Antiviral activity
• Application(s): Shows anti-HIV activity
• Biological Source: Isol. from the bark of Myrica rubra and Myrica nagi; widespread in the plant world, occurring in seeds, flowers and stems, often as glycosides
• Mechanism of Action: Novel natural inhibitor of neoplastic cell transformation and MEK1

REFERENCES

• Aldrich Library of FT-IR Spectra, 1st edn., 1985, 2, 97D, (ir)
• Perkin, A.G., J.C.S., 1902, 81, 203-210, (struct)
• Kalff, J. et al., J.C.S., 1925, 127, 181-184, (synth)
• Nierenstein, M., Ber., 1928, 61, 361-362, (Myricetin, synth)
• Seshadri, T.R. et al., Proc. - Indian Acad. Sci., Sect. A, 1946, 23, 296-304; CA, 40, 6447, (struct)
• Karrer, W. et al., Konstitution und Vorkommen der Organischen Pflanzenstoffe, 2nd edn., Birkhuser Verlag, Basel, 1972, nos. 1575; 1576, (occur)
• Gaydou, E.M. et al., Ann. Chim. (Paris), 1977, 2, 303-308, (synth, uv, cmr)
• Zapesochnaya, G.G. et al., Khim. Prir. Soedin., 1978,
• Markham, K.R. et al., Tetrahedron, 1978, 34, 1389, (cmr)
• The Flavonoids: Advances in Research since 1980, (Ed. Harborne, J.B.), Chapman and Hall, London, 1988
• Ono, K., Eur. J. Biochem., 1990, 190, 469-476, (Myricetin, anti-HIV activity)