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  2. Isolation and syntheses of polymethoxyflavones and hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones as inhibitors of HL-60 cell lines

Isolation and syntheses of polymethoxyflavones and hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones as inhibitors of HL-60 cell lines

  • Bioorg Med Chem. 2007 May 15;15(10):3381-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.03.021.
Shiming Li 1 Min-Hsiung Pan Ching-Shu Lai Chih-Yu Lo Slavik Dushenkov Chi-Tang Ho
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520, USA. shiming.li@roche.com
Abstract

Fifteen polymethoxyflavones (PMFs) and hydroxylated PMFs were isolated from sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel extract and synthesized to investigate their biological activity. All obtained compounds were tested in HL-60 Cancer cell proliferation and Apoptosis induction assays. While some PMFs and hydroxylated PMFs had moderate anti-carcinogenic activities, 5-hydroxy-6,7,8,3',4'-pentamethoxyflavone and 5-hydroxy-3,6,7,8,3',4'-hexamethoxyflavone showed strong inhibitory activities against the proliferation and induced Apoptosis of HL-60 cell lines.

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