Kaempferol 7-O-glucoside explained

Kaempferol 7-O-glucoside is a flavonol glucoside. It can be found in Smilax china,^[1] and in the fern Asplenium rhizophyllum, and its hybrid descendants, as part of a complex with caffeic acid.^[2]

Derivatives

Amurensin is the tert-amyl alcohol derivative of kaempferol 7-O-glucoside. 6''-O-acetyl amurensin is found in the leaves of Phellodendron japonicum.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Xu . W. . Liu . J. . Li . C. . Wu . H. Z. . Liu . Y. W. . Kaempferol-7-O-β-d-glucoside (KG) isolated from Smilax china L. rhizome induces G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis on HeLa cells in a p53-independent manner . 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.01.044 . Cancer Letters . 264 . 2 . 229–240 . 2008 . 18343026.
2. Harborne . Jeffrey B. . Williams . Christine A. . Smith . Dale M. . Species-specific kaempferol derivatives in ferns of the Appalachian Asplenium complex . Biochemical Systematics and Ecology . 1 . 1 . 1973 . 51–54 . 10.1016/0305-1978(73)90035-5.
3. Chiu . C. Y. . Li . C. Y. . Chiu . C. C. . Niwa . M. . Kitanaka . S. . Damu . A. G. . Lee . E. J. . Wu . T. S. . 10.1248/cpb.53.1118 . Constituents of Leaves of Phellodendron japonicum MAXIM. And Their Antioxidant Activity . Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin . 53 . 9 . 1118 . 2005 . free .