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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C21H20O9
Molecular Weight 416.3781
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of PUERARIN

SMILES

OC[C@H]1O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O)C2=C(O)C=CC3=C2OC=C(C3=O)C4=CC=C(O)C=C4

InChI

InChIKey=HKEAFJYKMMKDOR-VPRICQMDSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H20O9/c22-7-14-17(26)18(27)19(28)21(30-14)15-13(24)6-5-11-16(25)12(8-29-20(11)15)9-1-3-10(23)4-2-9/h1-6,8,14,17-19,21-24,26-28H,7H2/t14-,17-,18+,19-,21+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Puerarin (7, 4’-dihydroxyisolavone-8-β-glucopyranoside) is an active isoflavone extracted from the roots of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi. Puerarin is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, and is clinically used in China for the treatment of coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension and myocardial infarction. It has been reported that puerarin had therapeutic effects on diabetes mellitus, arteriosclerosis and myocardial ischemia in animals. Puerarin demonstrated beta-adrenergic receptor blocking effect. On the other hand, puerarin stimulated alpha1-adrenoreceptor to increase glucose uptake into cultured C2C12 cells of mice. Puerarin has been investigated for the treatment (phase II clinical trials) of Alcohol Abuse, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hypertension.

Originator

Sources: DOI: 10.1248/cpb.7.134

Approval Year

Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
11.07 ng/mL
9.984 mg single, oral
dose: 9.984 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PUERARIN blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
85.9 ng × h/mL
9.984 mg single, oral
dose: 9.984 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PUERARIN blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4.48 h
9.984 mg single, oral
dose: 9.984 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PUERARIN blood
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
1200 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1200 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 1200 mg
Sources:
healthy, 25.8 ± 3.2
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 25.8 ± 3.2
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Estrogen-like effects of puerarin and total isoflavones from Pueraria lobata].
2002 Aug
Intestinal bacteria activate estrogenic effect of main constituents puerarin and daidzin of Pueraria thunbergiana.
2006 Dec
Reversal of chemical-induced liver fibrosis in Wistar rats by puerarin.
2006 Jul
Induction of apoptosis by puerarin in colon cancer HT-29 cells.
2006 Jul 8
Prediction of estrogen receptor agonists and characterization of associated molecular descriptors by statistical learning methods.
2006 Nov
Protective effects of puerarin on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity.
2007 Oct
[Effect of compound Puerarin on the collage IV in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy rats].
2008 Apr
Phytoestrogens induce differential estrogen receptor beta-mediated responses in transfected MG-63 cells.
2008 Aug-Dec
Puerarin suppresses AGEs-induced inflammation in mouse mesangial cells: a possible pathway through the induction of heme oxygenase-1 expression.
2010 Apr 15
Protective effects of puerarin on experimental chronic lead nephrotoxicity in immature female rats.
2013 Feb
Anti-diabetic effects of puerarin, isolated from Pueraria lobata (Willd.), on streptozotocin-diabetogenic mice through promoting insulin expression and ameliorating metabolic function.
2013 Oct
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

400 mg once a day. The treatment course consisted of 2 weeks followed by a 15-day interval for 24 weeks.
Route of Administration: Intravenous
Radioactive glucose (2-DG) uptake was enhanced within 3 min of exposure to 10 uM/l puerarin. This action of puerarin increased gradually with longer incubation times to become half-maximal at 10 min and became maximally stimulated at 30 min.
Name Type Language
PUERARIN 80 MM
Preferred Name English
PUERARIN
INCI   WHO-DD  
INCI  
Official Name English
4H-1-BENZOPYRAN-4-ONE, 8-.BETA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-7-HYDROXY-3-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-
Common Name English
DAIDZEIN 8-C-GLUCOSIDE
Common Name English
NPI 031G
Code English
NSC-380711
Code English
KAKONEIN
Common Name English
Puerarin [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
DSLD 3581 (Number of products:1)
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Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID30958020
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PUBCHEM
5281807
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WIKIPEDIA
PUERARIN
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NSC
380711
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MESH
C033607
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FDA UNII
Z9W8997416
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SMS_ID
100000127786
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DRUG BANK
DB12290
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EVMPD
SUB33910
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CAS
3681-99-0
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