BUTEIN

Chemical properties

Yellow Solid

The Uses of BUTEIN

Butrin, isobutrin, and butein from medicinal plant Butea monosperma selectively inhibit nuclear factor-κB in activated human mast cells: suppression of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-8. Anti-inflammatory agent

What are the applications of Application

Butein is inhibits the tyrosine kinase activity of the EGF receptor and p60c-src

Definition

ChEBI: A chalcone that is (E)-chalcone bearing four additional hydroxy substituents at positions 2', 3, 4 and 4'.

General Description

Butein (2′,3,4,4′-tetrahydroxychalcone) is a chalcone and a flavonoid, that is produced in plants. It is a plant polyphenol and a bioactive constituent, that is extracted from the heartwood of?Dalbergia odorifera, Caragana jubata and?Rhus verniciflua?stokes, and the stem bark of cashews (Semecarpus anacardium).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Butein exhibit several pharmacological activities, such as anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. It stimulates apoptotic cell death of human cervical cancer cells. It has therapeutic potentials for chronic diseases, including liver tuberculosis, obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Butein can repress migration and invasion of bladder, breast and pancreatic cancer cells.