Phytochemical Name : Hibifolin

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-253
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Hibifolin
PMID 17323972
Literature evidence Among these flavonoids, baicalein, scutellarin, hibifolin, and quercetin-3'-glucoside possessed the strongest effect in neuroprotection, however, the neuroprotective activity did not directly correlate with the estrogenic activity of the flavonoids.
IUPAC name (2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-4-oxochromen-8-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Flavonoid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Helicteres isora
Geographical availability Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency First, the estrogenic activities of these flavonoids were determined by activating the estrogen-responsive elements in cultured MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7
Additional information  Hibifolin protected neurons against A beta-induced apoptosis and stimulated Akt activation, which would be useful in developing potential drugs or food supplements for treating AD.
PubChem ID 5490334
Additional PMIDs 19539722
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321222-2
Safety NA