A pentahydroxyflavone that is flavone substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 3, 7, 3, 4' and 5'.
InChI=1S/C15H10O7/c16-7-1-2-8-11(5-7)22-15(14(21)12(8)19)6-3-9(17)13(20)10(18)4-6/h1-5,16-18,20-21H
Robinetin and apigenin have anti-mutagenesis and anti-promotion,the potential of apigenin and robinetin as inhibitors of the initiation and promotion phases of carcinogenesis merits further study.[1]
Binding of the bioflavonoid robinetin with model membranes and hemoglobin has inhibition of lipid peroxidation and protein glycosylation.[2]
[1] Birt D F, Walker B, Tibbels M G, et al. Carcinogenesis, 1986, 7(6):959-63.
[2] Chaudhuri S, Pahari B, Sengupta B, et al. J Photoch Photobio B , 2010, 98(1):12-9.
[3] Dünisch O, Dünisch O. Floresta E Ambiente, 2015, 22(3):400-7.
