Drupanol
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Formula | C18H24O |
Molar mass | 256.389g·mol−1 |
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Drupanolis anaturally occurringphenolthat has been isolated from the seeds ofPsoralea drupaceae.[1][2]Although drupanol is sometimes said to be the same compound asbakuchiol,the two compounds are in fact distinct; they have the samemolecular formulaandweightbut differentchemical structuresand hence arestructural isomers.[1]Bakuchiol has been found to possessantiandrogenicactivityin vitro.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abElks J (14 November 2014).The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies.Springer. p. 120,473.ISBN978-1-4757-2085-3.
- ^Golovina LA, Nikonov GK (1973). "The structure of drupanol — A new phenol from Psoralea drupaceae".Chemistry of Natural Compounds.9(1): 7–9.doi:10.1007/BF00580876.ISSN0009-3130.S2CID4813778.
- ^Miao L, Ma SW, Fan GW, Wang H, Wang YF, Chai LJ (2013). "Bakuchiol inhibits the androgen induced-proliferation of prostate cancer cell line LNCaP through suppression of AR transcription activity".Tianjin Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine.5:012.