Luteolin

Product Name: Luteolin

Chemical formula: C15H10O6

Molecular weight: 286.23

Melting point: 328～330℃

CAS No.:491-70-3

Appearance: Light yellow fine powder

Specifications: 98%

Luteolin Overview:

• Luteolin (3′,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxy flavone), a natural flavonoid compound, usually exists in a variety of plants as glycosides. It is most often found in leaves, but it is also seen in rinds, barks, clover blossom and ragweed pollen.

• Luteolin is the principal yellow dye compound that obtained from the plant, which has been used as a source of dye since at least the first millennium B.C. In 1829, luteolin was first isolated in pure form and named officially.

• Natural luteolin is light yellow powder form, it can dissolve in ethanol and diethyl ether, slightly soluble in hot water, and not soluble in water. The appearance of solution is light yellow, soluble with 10% Sodium hydroxide solution and presents as dark yellow liquid, and it is stable in most circumstances. Some researchers concluded that luteolin has the effect of anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective.

• Plants rich in luteolin have been used to treat various diseases such as high blood pressure, inflammation and cancer. Luteolin has a variety of biological effects such as anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-cancer, and can be used as an antioxidant or pro-oxidant in biochemistry. The biological effects of luteolin may be functionally related to each other. For example, anti-inflammatory activity may be related to its anti-cancer properties. 

Function and usage of Luteolin:

1. Luteolin Anti-Tumor

Luteolin is anti-tumor, it can inhibit the cancer cells reproduction by inhibiting the activity of kinase and blocking the cell cycling.

2. Luteolin Antioxidant

Luteolin is anti-oxidant, as a reductant, it cause oxidation itself, and can improve the activity of organism anti-oxidant system. 

3. Luteolin Anti-Inflammatory

Luteolin is anti-inflammatory, as it can inhibit the occuring of pro-inflammatory cytokine and inflammatory mediators.

4. Luteolin Protects Nerves

Luteolin can protect the nerves, it has remarkable effect on the study and memory function of nerve system.

5. Luteolin Anti-Fibrosis

Luteolin is anti-fibrosis, it can relieve liver fibrosis, and lower the content of HYP and MDA in hepatic tissue, and it can inhibit the proliferation of Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and synthesis of collagen out of body, further it can improve histopathological changes of pulmonary fibrosis caused by bleomycins, lower lung weight index, also it can inhibit the increasing of MDA and HYP, thus promote the apoptosis of human embryonic lung fibroblasts.

6. Luteolin Anti-Fertility And Hormones

Luteolin is anti fertility and hormone, it has the remarkable activity of dose-dependent anti implantation, it can increase the weight and diameter of uterus and endometrial thickness and its the height of epithelial cells after oral taking. It has the estrogen-like effect when used alone, while it functions as anti-estrogen when taken together with ethinylestradiol.

7. Luteolin Inhibits Bacteria And Viruses

Luteolin can inhibit a variety of bacteria and virus, like Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, herpes simplex virus, poliovirus, and coxsackievirus B3 etc, and it has potential effect of anti-HIV.

About luteolin supplier

As a leading luteolin supplier and luteolin manufacturer in China, Shaanxi Youbio Technology Co., Ltd. is committed to providing customers with the highest quality luteolin. We are committed to solving luteolin problems for you, please contact us!

Packaging and shipping:

25 kg export-grade cardboard barrels as outer package; double-layer food-grade plastic bag as inner package

25 kg/barrel

Shipped by air, by sea and by express.