Taxillus kaempferi explained

Taxillus kaempferi is a parasitic plant species in the genus Taxillus found in China (Anhui, Fujian, W Hubei, S Jiangxi, Sichuan, S Zhejiang), Bhutan and Japan. Its host is Pinus thunbergii.^[1]

The flavonol avicularin can be produced from T. kaempferi.^[2] Other flavonoids constituents of the plant are hyperin, quercitrin and taxillusin.^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. The constituents of Taxillus kaempferi and the host, Pinus thunbergii. I. Catechins and flavones of Taxillus kaempferi. Konishi T, Nishio T, Kiyosawa S, Fujiwara Y and Konoshima T, Yakugaku Zasshi., February 1996, volume 116, issue 2, pages 148-157 (article in Japanese)
2. Avicularin, a plant flavonoid, suppresses lipid accumulation through repression of C/EBPα-activated GLUT4-mediated glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 cells. Fujimori K and Shibano M, J Agric Food Chem., 29 May 2013, volume 61, issue 21, pages 5139-5147,,
3. Chemical studies on the mistletoe. V. The structure of taxillusin, a new flavonoid glycoside isolated from Taxillus kaempferi. Atsushi Sakurai and Yasuaki Okumura, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1983, volume 56, issue 2, pages 542-544,