Quercinol Explained

Quercinol (a chromene derivative), isolated from the mushroom Daedalea quercina, has in vitro anti-inflammatory activity, and inhibits the enzymes cyclooxygenase 2, xanthine oxidase, and horseradish peroxidase.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Gebhardt P, Dornberger K, Gollmick FA, Gräfe U, Härtl A, Görls H, Schlegel B, Hertweck C . Quercinol, an anti-inflammatory chromene from the wood-rotting fungus Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill) . Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. . 17 . 9 . 2558–60 . May 2007 . 17346963 . 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.02.008 .