A Cytotoxic Flavone from Scoparia dulcis L

5, 7-Dihydroxy-3', 4', 6, 8-tetramethoxyflavone (hymenoxin) was isolated from the whole plants of Scoparia dulcis L.(Scrophulariaceae) and found to be cytotoxic to cultured human cells.

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Published inChemical & pharmaceutical bulletin Vol. 36; no. 12; pp. 4849 - 4851
Main Authors HAYASHI, TOSHIMITSU, UCHIDA, KUMIKO, HAYASHI, KYOKO, NIWAYAMA, SEIHACHIRO, MORITA, NAOKATA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 1988
Maruzen
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
5, 7-dihydroxy-3', 4', 6, 8-tetramethoxyflavone
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - isolation & purification
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - pharmacology
Biological and medical sciences
Cell Survival - drug effects
Cells, Cultured
cytotoxicity
flavone
Flavonoids - isolation & purification
Flavonoids - pharmacology
Humans
hymenoxin
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Plants, Medicinal - analysis
Scoparia dulcis
Scrophulariaceae
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Summary:5, 7-Dihydroxy-3', 4', 6, 8-tetramethoxyflavone (hymenoxin) was isolated from the whole plants of Scoparia dulcis L.(Scrophulariaceae) and found to be cytotoxic to cultured human cells.
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ISSN:0009-2363
1347-5223
DOI:10.1248/cpb.36.4849