Synonym(s): 5,6,7-Trihydroxyflavone
Formula: C15H10O5
Formula Weight: 270.24
CAS No.: 491-67-8
Purity: 98%
Packaging: 100, 500 mg in glass bottle
Beilstein Registry Number: 272683
Melting Point: 256-271°C(lit.)
Biochem/physiol Actions: The flavonoid component of Nepalese and Sino-Japanese crude drugs.1,2 Baicalein, a major flavone of Scutellariae baicalensis, inhibits the 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism, which inhibits cancer cell proliferation and induces apoptosis.
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Pd