Natural Product Details

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Identifier NPBS000004
Compound Name Quercetin
Molecular Formula C21H20O11
InchiKey OXGUCUVFOIWWQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Pathway Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
Class Flavonols
Biological Source Botanical; Zoological; Marine;

Molecular Weight 448.38
Number of Rings 4
Number of Aromatic Rings 3
H-bond Donors 7
H-bond Acceptors 11
Rotatable Bonds 3
Mol LogP 0.48
QED 0.27
Synthetic Accessibility 4.0

Description
weak inhibitory activity toward cyclooxygenase-2; highly active against Leishmania (V.) peruviana; effective against Leishmania (V.) brazilienis; anti-herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) activity; inhibition of polyphenol oxidase activity; inhibition of 5- and/or 15-lipoxygenase; inhibition against mushroom tyrosinase; modulate intracellular ROS production; inhibitory effect on MAO-B; anti-Helicobacter pylori; diagnostic fragment ions; leishmanicidal activity; free radical scavenging; inhibition of arginase; novel natural product; inhibition of enzyme; weak antibacterial; antitrypanosomal; weak antifungal; antioxidant; cytotoxic

Source Name Scientific Name Common Name Taxon Source Parts Traditional Chinese Medicine COL Link
Abelmoschus manihot Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. - botanical - 黄蜀葵花 (HUANG SHU KUI HUA)
Abies amabilis Abies sect. Amabilis (Matzenko) Farjon & Rushforth sensu Earle 2009 Pacific silver fir botanical - -
Abies bifolia Abies bifolia A. Murray bis - botanical - -
Acacia caven Acacia caven (Molina) Molina Roman-cassie botanical - -
Acacia confusa Acacia confusa small Philippine acacia botanical - 台湾相思 (bark of Taiwan Acacia)
Acacia nilotica Acacia nilotica Schumach. & Thonn. gum arabic tree botanical - 阿拉伯胶金合欢 (A LA BO JIAO JIN HE HUAN)
acacia praecox Acacia praecox Griseb. - botanical - - -
Acanthopanax senticosus Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Harms - botanical - 刺五加 (CI WU JIA)
acanthophora spicifera Acanthophora spicifera (Vahl) Borgesen - botanical - -
Acanthophyllum elatius Acanthophyllum elatius Bunge ex Boiss. - botanical - -
Apis mellifera ligustica Apis mellifera ligustica (Spinola, 1806) - zoological - 蜂胶 (FENG JIAO)
Polyommatus icarus Polyommatus icarus - zoological - -

Title Journal Year Volume (Issue) Page PubMed ID DOI
α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Vauquelinia corymbosa. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2015 20 15330-42
Separation of the antioxidant compound quercitrin from Lindera obtusiloba Blume and its antimelanogenic effect on B16F10 melanoma cells. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 2013 77 58-64
Fitoquímica e quimiossistemática de Euxylophora paraensis (Rutaceae) Química Nova 2012 35 2119-2124 -
The leishmanicidal flavonols quercetin and quercitrin target Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis arginase. Experimental parasitology 2012 130 183-8
Quercetin and quercitrin protect against cytokine‑induced injuries in RINm5F β-cells via the mitochondrial pathway and NF-κB signaling. International journal of molecular medicine 2012 31 265-71
Chemical constituents of Indonesian plant Protium javanicum Burm. f. and their antifeedant activities against Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Natural product research 2012 27 270-3
Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of leaves, twigs and stem bark of Scutia buxifolia Reissek. Natural product research 2011 26 939-44
Dietary compound quercitrin dampens VEGF induction and PPARgamma activation in oxidized LDL-exposed murine macrophages: association with scavenger receptor CD36. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2010 58 1333-41
Triterpenoids and Flavonoids from Celery (Apium graveolens). Journal of Natural Products 2009 72 1563-1567 -
Eucalmaidins A-E, (+)-Oleuropeic Acid Derivatives from the Fresh Leaves of Eucalyptus maideni. Journal of Natural Products 2009 72 1608-1611 -