Apigenin[ 1]
Names
IUPAC name
4′,5,7-Trihydroxyflavone
Systematic IUPAC name
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H -1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names
Apigenine; Chamomile; Apigenol; Spigenin; Versulin; C.I. Natural Yellow 1
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100.007.540
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InChI=1S/C15H10O5/c16-9-3-1-8(2-4-9)13-7-12(19)15-11(18)5-10(17)6-14(15)20-13/h1-7,16-18H
Y Key: KZNIFHPLKGYRTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Y InChI=1/C15H10O5/c16-9-3-1-8(2-4-9)13-7-12(19)15-11(18)5-10(17)6-14(15)20-13/h1-7,16-18H
Key: KZNIFHPLKGYRTM-UHFFFAOYAX
O=C\1c3c(O/C(=C/1)c2ccc(O)cc2)cc(O)cc3O
Properties
C 15 H 10 O 5
Molar mass
270.240 g·mol−1
Appearance
Yellow crystalline solid
Melting point
345 to 350 °C (653 to 662 °F; 618 to 623 K)
UV-vis (λmax )
267, 296sh, 336 nm in methanol[ 2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Apigenin (4′,5,7-trihydroxyflavone), found in many plants, is a natural product belonging to the flavone class that is the aglycone of several naturally occurring glycosides . It is a yellow crystalline solid that has been used to dye wool.
Sources in nature
Apigenin is found in many fruits and vegetables, but parsley , celery , celeriac , and chamomile tea are the most common sources.[ 3] Apigenin is particularly abundant in the flowers of chamomile plants, constituting 68% of total flavonoids .[ 4] Dried parsley can contain about 45 mg apigenin/gram of the herb, and dried chamomile flower about 3–5 mg/gram.[ 5] The apigenin content of fresh parsley is reportedly 215.5 mg/100 grams, which is much higher than the next highest food source, green celery hearts providing 19.1 mg/100 grams.[ 6]
Pharmacology
Apigenin competitively binds to the benzodiazepine site on GABAA receptors.[ 7] There exist conflicting findings regarding how apigenin interacts with this site.[ 8] [ 9] Apigenin can increase the activity of endogenous antioxidant enzymes such as SOD and CAT, helping to reduce oxidative stress.[ 10] [ 11]
Biosynthesis
Apigenin is biosynthetically derived from the general phenylpropanoid pathway and the flavone synthesis pathway.[ 12] The phenylpropanoid pathway starts from the aromatic amino acids L-phenylalanine or L-tyrosine , both products of the Shikimate pathway .[ 13] When starting from L-phenylalanine, first the amino acid is non-oxidatively deaminated by phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) to make cinnamate, followed by oxidation at the para position by cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H) to produce p -coumarate. As L-tyrosine is already oxidized at the para position, it skips this oxidation and is simply deaminated by tyrosine ammonia lyase (TAL) to arrive at p -coumarate.[ 14] To complete the general phenylpropanoid pathway, 4-coumarate CoA ligase (4CL) substitutes coenzyme A (CoA) at the carboxy group of p -coumarate. Entering the flavone synthesis pathway, the type III polyketide synthase enzyme chalcone synthase (CHS) uses consecutive condensations of three equivalents of malonyl CoA followed by aromatization to convert p -coumaroyl-CoA to chalcone .[ 15] Chalcone isomerase (CHI) then isomerizes the product to close the pyrone ring to make naringenin . Finally, a flavanone synthase (FNS) enzyme oxidizes naringenin to apigenin.[ 16] Two types of FNS have previously been described; FNS I, a soluble enzyme that uses 2-oxogluturate, Fe2+ , and ascorbate as cofactors and FNS II, a membrane bound, NADPH dependent cytochrome p450 monooxygenase.[ 17]
Glycosides
The naturally occurring glycosides formed by the combination of apigenin with sugars include:
In diet
Some foods contain relatively high amounts of apigenin:[ 19]
See also
References
^ Merck Index , 11th Edition, 763 .
^ The Systematic Identification of Flavonoids. Mabry et al, 1970, page 81
^ The compound in the Mediterranean diet that makes cancer cells 'mortal' Emily Caldwell, Medical Express, May 20, 2013.
^ Venigalla M, Gyengesi E, Münch G (August 2015). "Curcumin and Apigenin – novel and promising therapeutics against chronic neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease" . Neural Regeneration Research . 10 (8): 1181–5. doi :10.4103/1673-5374.162686 . PMC 4590215 . PMID 26487830 .
^ a b Shankar E, Goel A, Gupta K, Gupta S (2017). "Plant flavone apigenin: An emerging anticancer agent" . Current Pharmacology Reports . 3 (6): 423–446. doi :10.1007/s40495-017-0113-2 . PMC 5791748 . PMID 29399439 .
^ Delage, PhD, Barbara (November 2015). "Flavonoids" . Corvallis, Oregon: Linus Pauling Institute , Oregon State University. Retrieved 2021-01-26 .
^ Viola, H.; Wasowski, C.; Levi de Stein, M.; Wolfman, C.; Silveira, R.; Dajas, F.; Medina, J. H.; Paladini, A. C. (June 1995). "Apigenin, a component of Matricaria recutita flowers, is a central benzodiazepine receptors-ligand with anxiolytic effects" . Planta Medica . 61 (3): 213–216. doi :10.1055/s-2006-958058 . ISSN 0032-0943 . PMID 7617761 .
^ Dekermendjian, K.; Kahnberg, P.; Witt, M. R.; Sterner, O.; Nielsen, M.; Liljefors, T. (1999-10-21). "Structure-activity relationships and molecular modeling analysis of flavonoids binding to the benzodiazepine site of the rat brain GABA(A) receptor complex" . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry . 42 (21): 4343–4350. doi :10.1021/jm991010h . ISSN 0022-2623 . PMID 10543878 .
^ Avallone, R.; Zanoli, P.; Puia, G.; Kleinschnitz, M.; Schreier, P.; Baraldi, M. (2000-06-01). "Pharmacological profile of apigenin, a flavonoid isolated from Matricaria chamomilla" . Biochemical Pharmacology . 59 (11): 1387–1394. doi :10.1016/s0006-2952(00)00264-1 . ISSN 0006-2952 . PMID 10751547 .
^ Blanca (Aug 7, 2024). "Top 6 Benefits of Apigenin for Health" . Stanford Chemicals . Retrieved Oct 16, 2024 .
^ Singh, Abhinav; Singh, Jagjit (2024). "A comprehensive review of apigenin a dietary flavonoid: biological sources, nutraceutical prospects, chemistry and pharmacological insights and health benefits". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition : 1–37. doi :10.1080/10408398.2024.2390550 . PMID 39154213 .
^ Forkmann, G. (January 1991). "Flavonoids as Flower Pigments: The Formation of the Natural Spectrum and its Extension by Genetic Engineering" . Plant Breeding . 106 (1): 1–26. doi :10.1111/j.1439-0523.1991.tb00474.x . ISSN 0179-9541 .
^ Herrmann KM (January 1995). "The shikimate pathway as an entry to aromatic secondary metabolism" . Plant Physiology . 107 (1): 7–12. doi :10.1104/pp.107.1.7 . PMC 161158 . PMID 7870841 .
^ Lee H, Kim BG, Kim M, Ahn JH (September 2015). "Biosynthesis of Two Flavones, Apigenin and Genkwanin, in Escherichia coli" . Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology . 25 (9): 1442–8. doi :10.4014/jmb.1503.03011 . PMID 25975614 .
^ Austin MB, Noel JP (February 2003). "The chalcone synthase superfamily of type III polyketide synthases". Natural Product Reports . 20 (1): 79–110. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.131.8158 . doi :10.1039/b100917f . PMID 12636085 .
^ Martens S, Forkmann G, Matern U, Lukacin R (September 2001). "Cloning of parsley flavone synthase I". Phytochemistry . 58 (1): 43–6. Bibcode :2001PChem..58...43M . doi :10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00191-1 . PMID 11524111 .
^ Leonard E, Yan Y, Lim KH, Koffas MA (December 2005). "Investigation of two distinct flavone synthases for plant-specific flavone biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae" . Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 71 (12): 8241–8. Bibcode :2005ApEnM..71.8241L . doi :10.1128/AEM.71.12.8241-8248.2005 . PMC 1317445 . PMID 16332809 .
^ Meyer H, Bolarinwa A, Wolfram G, Linseisen J (2006). "Bioavailability of apigenin from apiin-rich parsley in humans" . Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism . 50 (3): 167–72. doi :10.1159/000090736 . PMID 16407641 . S2CID 8223136 .
^ USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods, Release 3 (2011)
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of apigenin of baicalein of hypolaetin of luteolin
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