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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C21H22O8
Molecular Weight 402.3946
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of NOBILETIN

SMILES

COC1=CC=C(C=C1OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(OC)=C(OC)C(OC)=C3OC

InChI

InChIKey=MRIAQLRQZPPODS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H22O8/c1-23-13-8-7-11(9-15(13)24-2)14-10-12(22)16-17(25-3)19(26-4)21(28-6)20(27-5)18(16)29-14/h7-10H,1-6H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C21H22O8
Molecular Weight 402.3946
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Nobiletin is a flavanoid isolatable from citrus peels. It has demonstrated anti-cancer properties in several in vitro cell models and garnered interest as a potential treatment for the motor and cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease. However, investigation of this compound has not moved beyond animal studies.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: referenced study was conducted in mice.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P21439
Gene ID: 5244.0
Gene Symbol: ABCB4
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Preventing
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Investigation of heat treating conditions for enhancing the anti-inflammatory activity of citrus fruit (Citrus reticulata) peels.
2008-09-10
Anti-inflammatory effects of Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae (Qinjiao), Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian) and Citri Unshiu Pericarpium (Wenzhou migan) in animal models.
2008-09-02
Suppressive Effects of Selected Food Phytochemicals on CD74 Expression in NCI-N87 Gastric Carcinoma Cells.
2008-09
Pharmacological action of nobiletin, a component of AURANTII NOBILIS PERICARPIUM with anti-dementia activity, and its application for development of functional foods.
2008-09
Nobiletin, a citrus flavonoid, improves memory impairment and Abeta pathology in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
2008-09
Nobiletin, a citrus polymethoxy flavonoid, suppresses gene expression and production of aggrecanases-1 and -2 in collagen-induced arthritic mice.
2008-08-22
Apoptotic effect of citrus fruit extract nobiletin on lung cancer cell line A549 in vitro and in vivo.
2008-06
Suppressive effects of nobiletin on hyperleptinemia and colitis-related colon carcinogenesis in male ICR mice.
2008-05
Sp1 is an essential transcription factor for LPS-induced tissue factor expression in THP-1 monocytic cells, and nobiletin represses the expression through inhibition of NF-kappaB, AP-1, and Sp1 activation.
2008-04-01
Distribution of nobiletin chitosan-based microemulsions in brain following i.v. injection in mice.
2008-03-20
Interactive effects of polymethoxy flavones from Citrus on cell growth inhibition in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.
2008-03-15
A citrus polymethoxyflavonoid, nobiletin, is a novel MEK inhibitor that exhibits antitumor metastasis in human fibrosarcoma HT-1080 cells.
2008-02-01
LPS-induced IL-6, IL-8, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1 expression in human lymphatic endothelium.
2008-02
Nobiletin, a citrus flavonoid with neurotrophic action, augments protein kinase A-mediated phosphorylation of the AMPA receptor subunit, GluR1, and the postsynaptic receptor response to glutamate in murine hippocampus.
2008-01-14
Minerals, phenolic compounds, and antioxidant capacity of citrus peel extract by hot water.
2008-01
Validated reversed phase LC method for quantitative analysis of polymethoxyflavones in citrus peel extracts.
2008-01
Preparation of nobiletin in self-microemulsifying systems and its intestinal permeability in rats.
2008
Inhibition of oral carcinogenesis by citrus flavonoids.
2008
Comparative study on nobiletin metabolism with liver microsomes from rats, Guinea pigs and hamsters and rat cytochrome p450.
2007-12
Inhibitory effects of various beverages on human recombinant sulfotransferase isoforms SULT1A1 and SULT1A3.
2007-12
A citrus polymethoxy flavonoid, nobiletin inhibits sebum production and sebocyte proliferation, and augments sebum excretion in hamsters.
2007-12
Methoxylated flavones, a superior cancer chemopreventive flavonoid subclass?
2007-10
Effects of various methoxyflavones on vincristine uptake and multidrug resistance to vincristine in P-gp-overexpressing K562/ADM cells.
2007-10
Comparison of two sample preconcentration strategies for the sensitivity enhancement of flavonoids found in Chinese herbal medicine in micellar electrokinetic chromatography with UV detection.
2007-09-28
Anti-inflammatory property of the urinary metabolites of nobiletin in mouse.
2007-09-15
Antimicrobial activity of wax and hexane extracts from Citrus spp. peels.
2007-09
Nobiletin, a citrus flavonoid that improves memory impairment, rescues bulbectomy-induced cholinergic neurodegeneration in mice.
2007-09
Nobiletin from citrus fruit peel inhibits the DNA-binding activity of NF-kappaB and ROS production in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 cells.
2007-08-15
Involvement of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in nobiletin-induced melanogenesis in murine B16/F10 melanoma cells.
2007-07
Effects of TNF-alpha on leukocyte adhesion molecule expressions in cultured human lymphatic endothelium.
2007-07
Tangeretin and nobiletin induce G1 cell cycle arrest but not apoptosis in human breast and colon cancer cells.
2007-06-18
Nobiletin enhances differentiation and lipolysis of 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
2007-06-01
[Characteristics of nobiletin-loaded nanoemulsion and its in vivo distribution in mice].
2007-06
Identification of polymethoxylated flavones from green tangerine peel (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride) by chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques.
2007-05-09
Nobiletin, a citrus flavonoid, reverses learning impairment associated with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonism by activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling.
2007-05
Quality control and discrimination of pericarpium citri reticulatae and pericarpium citri reticulatae viride based on high-performance liquid chromatographic fingerprints and multivariate statistical analysis.
2007-04-11
Polymethoxylated flavones and other phenolic derivates from citrus in their inhibitory effects on P-glycoprotein-mediated transport of talinolol in Caco-2 cells.
2007-04-04
Correlation between flavonoid content and the NO production inhibitory activity of peel extracts from various citrus fruits.
2007-04
Protective effects of citrus nobiletin and auraptene in transgenic rats developing adenocarcinoma of the prostate (TRAP) and human prostate carcinoma cells.
2007-04
Chemopreventive effects of orange peel extract (OPE). II: OPE inhibits atypical hyperplastic lesions in rodent mammary gland.
2007-03
Chemopreventive effects of orange peel extract (OPE). I: OPE inhibits intestinal tumor growth in ApcMin/+ mice.
2007-03
Simultaneous analysis of eight bioactive compounds in Danning tablet by HPLC-ESI-MS and HPLC-UV.
2007-02-19
Efficient and scalable method in isolation of polymethoxyflavones from orange peel extract by supercritical fluid chromatography.
2007-02-01
Tyrosinase inhibitory effects and inhibition mechanisms of nobiletin and hesperidin from citrus peel crude extracts.
2007-02
Tyrosinase inhibitory effects and inhibition mechanisms of nobiletin and hesperidin from citrus peel crude extracts.
2007-02
Tangeretin suppresses IL-1beta-induced cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression through inhibition of p38 MAPK, JNK, and AKT activation in human lung carcinoma cells.
2007-01-15
Determination of polymethoxylated flavones in peels of selected Jamaican and Mexican citrus (Citrus spp.) cultivars by high-performance liquid chromatography.
2007-01
Suppressive effects of demethylated metabolites of nobiletin on phorbol ester-induced expression of scavenger receptor genes in THP-1 human monocytic cells.
2007
Citrus nobiletin suppresses bone loss in ovariectomized ddY mice and collagen-induced arthritis in DBA/1J mice: possible involvement of receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclastogenesis regulation.
2007
[Antitumor effects of nobiletin on Heps and its mechanism].
2006-08
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In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: referenced study was conducted in mice
In a mouse model of Parkinson's disease mice were induced to motor and cognitive deficits by dosing with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). Intraperitoneal administration of 50 mg/kg of Nobiletin for 2 consecutive weeks improved motor and cognitive deficits and continued to improve for 2 weeks after withdrawal. However, nobiletin did not block loss of dopaminergic neurons seen in the MPTP-treated mouse midbrain, nor did it rescue decreased tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) protein levels seen in the striatum or hippocampal CA1 region of these mice.
Route of Administration: Intraperitoneal
Human leukemia HL-60 cells were maintained in RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 2 mM glutamine and 1% penicillin/streptomycin. Cell line was maintained at 37 deg-C and 5% CO2 atmosphere. HL60 cells were placed into 12-well plates at a density of 2 x 10^5 cells per well. Cultures were incubated overnight and then treated with different concentrations of nobiletin for 24 hours. At the end of incubation, cells were harvested and counted in a hemocytometer. Nobiletin was found to have an IC50 of 41.5 micro-M and AC50 above 100 micro-M.
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Name Type Language
HEXAMETHOXYFLAVONE
WHO-DD  
Preferred Name English
NOBILETIN
INCI  
Official Name English
NSC-618903
Code English
4H-1-BENZOPYRAN-4-ONE, 2-(3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-5,6,7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-
Systematic Name English
FLAVONE, 3',4',5,6,7,8-HEXAMETHOXY-
Systematic Name English
NOBILETIN [USP-RS]
Common Name English
3',4',5,6,7,8-HEXAMETHOXYFLAVONE
Systematic Name English
NSC-76751
Code English
2-(3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-5,6,7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-4H-1-BENZOPYRAN-4-ONE
Systematic Name English
5,6,7,8,3',4'-HEXAMETHOXYFLAVONE
Systematic Name English
Hexamethoxyflavone [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
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DSLD 4008 (Number of products:1)
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NOBILETIN
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CHEBI
7602
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NSC
618903
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1467848
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PUBCHEM
72344
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76751
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CAS
478-01-3
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