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pinoresinol

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Description

Pinoresinol is a lignan, a type of phytochemical found in various plants, including flaxseed, pine bark, and sesame seeds. It is a dimer of coniferyl alcohol, synthesized through a complex enzymatic process involving radical coupling reactions. Studies suggest that pinoresinol possesses potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. It has been found to inhibit the growth of various cancer cell lines, including breast, colon, and prostate cancer cells. Pinoresinol's potential health benefits have attracted significant research interest, particularly in the context of its role in preventing chronic diseases. The compound's ability to modulate immune responses and protect against oxidative stress is being explored as a potential therapeutic target. However, further research is needed to confirm its efficacy and safety in human trials.'

(+)-pinoresinol : An enantiomer of pinoresinol having (+)-1S,3aR,4S,6aR-configuration. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

pinoresinol: in plants; a furo[3,4-c]furan created from dimer of coniferyl alcohol [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

pinoresinol : A lignan that is tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan substituted at positions 1 and 4 by 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl groups. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID73399
CHEMBL ID260183
CHEBI ID40
CHEBI ID8225
SCHEMBL ID122105
MeSH IDM0270149
PubMed CID17750970
SCHEMBL ID15394782
MeSH IDM0270149

Synonyms (47)

Synonym
4,4'-(1s,3ar,4s,6ar)-tetrahydro-1h,3h-furo[3,4-c]furan-1,4-diylbis(2-methoxyphenol)
unii-v4n1udy811
phenol, 4,4'-(tetrahydro-1h,3h-furo(3,4-c)furan-1,4-diylbis(2-methoxy-, (1s-(1alpha,3aalpha,4alpha,6aalpha))-
nsc 35444
v4n1udy811 ,
nsc-35444
NCGC00180117-01
4-[(3s,3ar,6s,6ar)-6-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2-methoxy-phenol
phenol, 4,4'-[(1s,3ar,4r,6as)-tetrahydro-1h,3h-furo[3,4-c]furan-1,4-diyl]bis[2-methoxy-
ACON1_001809
(+)-pinoresinol
487-36-5
C05366
MEGXP0_000829
BRD-K78515374-001-01-5
CHEBI:40 ,
(7alpha,7'alpha,8alpha,8'alpha)-3,3'-dimethoxy-7,9':7',9-diepoxylignane-4,4'-diol
pinoresinol, (+)-
phenol, 4,4'-(tetrahydro-1h,3h-furo(3,4-c)furan-1,4-diylbis(2-methoxy-, (1s-(1.alpha.,3a.alpha.,4.alpha.,6a.alpha.))-
d-pinoresinol
phenol, 4,4'-((1s,3ar,4s,6ar)-tetrahydro-1h,3h-furo(3,4-c)furan-1,4-diyl)bis(2-methoxy-
SCHEMBL122105
CHEMBL260183
pinoresinol, analytical reference material
pinoresinol, >=95.0% (hplc)
chebi:8225
pinoresinol, >=95% (hplc)
AKOS037514981
Q3388802
4,4'-((1s,3ar,4s,6ar)-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-1,4-diyl)bis(2-methoxyphenol)
BS-16858
mfcd07784516
DTXSID20964099
4-[(3s,3ar,6s,6ar)-6-(3-methoxy-4-oxidanyl-phenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2-methoxy-phenol
CS-0032788
D82113
phenol,4,4'-[(1s,3ar,4r,6as)-tetrahydro-1h,3h-furo[3,4-c]furan-1,4-diyl]bis[2-methoxy-
HY-N6253
HY-N0957
( inverted exclamation marka)-pinoresinol
CS-0016092
P2568
pino-resinol
pinoresinol
SCHEMBL15394782
AKOS032948366
4-[(3ar,6s,6ar)-6-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-3-yl]-2-methoxyphenol
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (3)

RoleDescription
hypoglycemic agentA drug which lowers the blood glucose level.
plant metaboliteAny eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
phytoestrogenAny compound produced by a plant that happens to have estrogenic activity.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
pinoresinolA lignan that is tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan substituted at positions 1 and 4 by 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl groups.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (4)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
matairesinol biosynthesis019
sesamin biosynthesis013
justicidin B biosynthesis116
matairesinol biosynthesis220
justicidin B biosynthesis118
sesamin biosynthesis015
pinoresinol degradation07

Bioassays (16)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID1464283Cytotoxicity against mouse BV2 cells assessed as reduction in cell viability at 1 to 100 uM after 24 hrs in presence of LPS by MTT assay2017Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 10-15, Volume: 27, Issue:20
Natural neuro-inflammatory inhibitors from Caragana turfanensis.
AID1467123Cytotoxicity against human PANC1 cells after 72 hrs by WST8 assay2017Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 07-01, Volume: 27, Issue:13
Phytochemical and cytotoxic studies on the leaves of Calotropis gigantea.
AID1387080Inhibition of recombinant human PTP1B using pNPP as substrate assessed as residual activity after 30 mins by spectrometric method2018Journal of natural products, 09-28, Volume: 81, Issue:9
Dihydrochalcone Glucosides from the Subaerial Parts of Thonningia sanguinea and Their in Vitro PTP1B Inhibitory Activities.
AID1371012Anti-inflammatory activity in human neutrophils assessed as inhibition of fMLP/CB-induced superoxide anion generation by measuring superoxide dismutase SOD-inhibitable ferricytochrome c reduction at 10 ug/ml incubated for 5 mins before fMLP/CB stimulation2017Journal of natural products, 04-28, Volume: 80, Issue:4
Chemical Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Principles from the Fruits of Forsythia suspensa.
AID1504258Inhibition of alpha-glucosidase (unknown origin) at 400 uM using p-NPG as substrate pretreated for 10 mins followed by substrate addition measured after 5 mins2017Journal of natural products, 11-22, Volume: 80, Issue:11
Bioactive Asarone-Derived Phenylpropanoids from the Rhizome of Acorus tatarinowii Schott.
AID1504260Antioxidant activity assessed as AAPH radical scavenging activity at 12.5 uM by ORAC-FL assay2017Journal of natural products, 11-22, Volume: 80, Issue:11
Bioactive Asarone-Derived Phenylpropanoids from the Rhizome of Acorus tatarinowii Schott.
AID1464282Antineuroinflammatory activity in mouse BV2 cells assessed as inhibition of LPS-induced NO production after 24 hrs in presence of LPS by Griess reaction based assay2017Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 10-15, Volume: 27, Issue:20
Natural neuro-inflammatory inhibitors from Caragana turfanensis.
AID1364653Inhibition of human 17beta-HSD2 expressed in HEK293 cell lysates at 20 uM incubated for 10 mins using [2,4,6,7-3H]-estradiol and NAD+ by scintillation counting method2017Journal of natural products, 04-28, Volume: 80, Issue:4
Potential Antiosteoporotic Natural Product Lead Compounds That Inhibit 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2.
AID1371011Anti-inflammatory activity in human neutrophils assessed as inhibition of fMLP/CB-induced elastase release pre-incubated for 5 mins before fMLP/CB stimulation using MeO-Suc-Ala-Ala-Pro-Val-pnitroanilide as substrate2017Journal of natural products, 04-28, Volume: 80, Issue:4
Chemical Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Principles from the Fruits of Forsythia suspensa.
AID1371010Anti-inflammatory activity in human neutrophils assessed as inhibition of fMLP/CB-induced superoxide anion generation by measuring superoxide dismutase SOD-inhibitable ferricytochrome c reduction incubated for 5 mins before fMLP/CB stimulation for 3 mins 2017Journal of natural products, 04-28, Volume: 80, Issue:4
Chemical Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Principles from the Fruits of Forsythia suspensa.
AID1387079Inhibition of recombinant human PTP1B using pNPP as substrate assessed as residual activity at 30 uM after 30 mins by spectrometric method relative to control2018Journal of natural products, 09-28, Volume: 81, Issue:9
Dihydrochalcone Glucosides from the Subaerial Parts of Thonningia sanguinea and Their in Vitro PTP1B Inhibitory Activities.
AID1272763Cytotoxicity against LPS-stimulated mouse BV2 cells assessed as cell viability at 20 uM by MTT assay relative to control2016Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-01, Volume: 26, Issue:3
Bioactive lignan derivatives from the stems of Firmiana simplex.
AID1628029Inhibition of rat small intestinal sucrase using sucrose as substrate assessed as amount of liberated glucose at 1 mM after 30 mins by glucose oxidase method2016Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 09-01, Volume: 26, Issue:17
Rat intestinal sucrase inhibited by minor constituents from the leaves and twigs of Archidendron clypearia (Jack.) Nielsen.
AID1272762Antineuroinflammatory activity in mouse BV2 cells assessed as inhibition of LPS-induced nitric oxide production after 24 hrs by Griess assay2016Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-01, Volume: 26, Issue:3
Bioactive lignan derivatives from the stems of Firmiana simplex.
AID1504261Antioxidant activity assessed as DPPH radical scavenging activity at 100 uM incubated for 30 mins under dark condition2017Journal of natural products, 11-22, Volume: 80, Issue:11
Bioactive Asarone-Derived Phenylpropanoids from the Rhizome of Acorus tatarinowii Schott.
AID1504262Inhibition of AChE (unknown origin) at 100 uM using acetylthiocholine iodide as substrate measured after 30 mins by Ellman's method2017Journal of natural products, 11-22, Volume: 80, Issue:11
Bioactive Asarone-Derived Phenylpropanoids from the Rhizome of Acorus tatarinowii Schott.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (153)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19901 (0.65)18.7374
1990's8 (5.23)18.2507
2000's35 (22.88)29.6817
2010's96 (62.75)24.3611
2020's13 (8.50)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 39.05

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index39.05 (24.57)
Research Supply Index2.20 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.51 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index53.49 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (39.05)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews0 (0.00%)6.00%
Reviews3 (2.04%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other8 (100.00%)84.16%
Other144 (97.96%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]