Puerarin Explained
Puerarin, one of several known isoflavones, is found in a number of plants and herbs, such as the root of the kudzu plant[1]
Puerarin is the 8-C-glucoside of daidzein.[2]
List of plants that contain the chemical
Notes and References
- Puerarin, an isoflavonoid derived from Radix puerariae, potentiates endothelium-independent relaxation via the cyclic AMP pathway in porcine coronary artery . European Journal of Pharmacology . 552 . 1–3 . 105–11 . Dennis K.Y. Yeunga . Susan W.S. Leung . Yan Chun Xua . Paul M. Vanhouttea . Ricky Y.K. Mana . 2006 . 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.08.078. 17027964 .
- 10.1016/S0091-3057(03)00114-X. Overstreet DH, Kralic JE, Morrow AL, Ma ZZ, Zhang YW, Lee DY . 2003. NPI-031G (puerarin) reduces anxiogenic effects of alcohol withdrawal or benzodiazepine inverse or 5-HT2C agonists. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 75. 3. 619–625. 12895679. 22252214 .
- Wang. Lingzhao. Yang. BAO. Du. Xiuqiao. Investigation of supercritical fluid extraction of puerarin from Pueraria Lobata. Journal of Food Process Engineering. 32. 5. 682–691. John Wiley & Sons. 2009. 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2007.00238.x. etal.
- Chen. Gang. Zhang. J. Ye. J. Determination of puerarin, daidzein and rutin in Pueraria lobata (Wild.) Ohwi by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection. Journal of Chromatography A. 923. 1–2. 255–262. Elsevier. 2001. 10.1016/S0021-9673(01)00996-7. 11510548. etal.
- Kintzios. Spiridon. Makri. Olga. Pistola. Eleni. Matakiadis. Theodoros. Ping Shi. He. Economou. Athanassios. Scale-up production of puerarin from hairy roots of Pueraria phaseoloides in an airlift bioreactor. Biotechnology Letters. 26. 13. 1057–1059. Springer. 2004. 0141-5492. 10.1023/B:BILE.0000032963.41208.e8. 15218379. 23425268. etal.
- Shi. H. P. S. Kintzies. Genetic transformation of Pueraria phaseoloides with Agrobacterium rhizogenes and puerarin production in hairy roots. Plant Cell Reports. 21. 11. 1103–1107. Springer. 2003. 0721-7714. 10.1007/s00299-003-0633-6. 12836005. 21825544.
