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tricin

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Description

tricin: from Spartina cynosuroides and other plants; structure [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

FloraRankFlora DefinitionFamilyFamily Definition
Spartinagenus[no description available]PoaceaeA large family of narrow-leaved herbaceous grasses of the order Cyperales, subclass Commelinidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). Food grains (EDIBLE GRAIN) come from members of this family. RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL can be induced by POLLEN of many of the grasses.[MeSH]
Spartina cynosuroidesspecies[no description available]PoaceaeA large family of narrow-leaved herbaceous grasses of the order Cyperales, subclass Commelinidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). Food grains (EDIBLE GRAIN) come from members of this family. RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL can be induced by POLLEN of many of the grasses.[MeSH]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID5281702
CHEMBL ID454320
CHEBI ID59979
SCHEMBL ID44475
MeSH IDM0068790

Synonyms (39)

Synonym
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)chromen-4-one
nsc-294579
nsc294579
tricin
520-32-1
tricetin 3',5'-di-methyl ether
3',5'-o-dimethyltricetin
CHEBI:59979 ,
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-4h-1-benzopyran-4-one
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-4h-chromen-4-one ,
CHEMBL454320
LMPK12110873
5,7,4'-trihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxyflavone
AKOS005606119
STK694538
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one
d51jzl38tq ,
nsc 294579
unii-d51jzl38tq
flavone, 4',5,7-trihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxy-
4',5,7-trihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxy-flavone
4h-1-benzopyran-4-one, 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-
SCHEMBL44475
3',5'-dimethoxy-4',5,7-trihydroxyflavone
AC-34503
HRGUSFBJBOKSML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
DTXSID20199965 ,
bdbm50487758
5,7,4'-trihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxy-flavone
F0001-1352
HY-N1127
CS-0016415
Q3055452
mfcd00210580
AMY33321
FT-0775707
AS-78676
EX-A6798
dtxcid80122456

Research Excerpts

Overview

Tricin is a novel compound with potential anti-influenza virus activity in vitro and in vivo. Tricin interferes potently with the survival of human-derived breast and colon cancer cells in vitro.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Tricin is a bioflavonoid present in significantly higher levels in rice bran of Njavara."( Mechanism of anti-inflammatory effect of tricin, a flavonoid isolated from Njavara rice bran in LPS induced hPBMCs and carrageenan induced rats.
Helen, A; Jayalekshmi, A; Shalini, V, 2015
)
1.4
"Tricin is a novel compound with potential anti-influenza virus activity in vitro and in vivo."( Anti-influenza virus activity of tricin, 4',5,7-trihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxyflavone.
Koketsu, M; Kurokawa, M; Li, Y; Matsubara, K; Murayama, T; Obuchi, M; Sadanari, H; Tuchida, Y; Watanabe, K; Yamada, R; Yazawa, K, 2011
)
1.37
"Tricin was found to be a potential blocker of the expression of isoforms of nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase and matrix metalloproteinases."( Molecular mechanisms of anti-inflammatory action of the flavonoid, tricin from Njavara rice (Oryza sativa L.) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells: possible role in the inflammatory signaling.
Bhaskar, S; Helen, A; Jayalekshmy, A; Kumar, KS; Mohanlal, S; Shalini, V, 2012
)
1.34
"Tricin is a flavone constituent of brown rice and rice bran, which interferes potently with the survival of human-derived breast and colon cancer cells in vitro. "( Determination of the flavone tricin in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Cai, H; Gescher, AJ; Steward, WP; Verschoyle, RD, 2003
)
2.05

Effects

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Tricin has been demonstrated to take part in the progression and development of diseases."( Tricin attenuates the progression of LPS-induced severe pneumonia in bronchial epithelial cells by regulating AKT and MAPK signaling pathways.
Liu, W; Yang, F, 2022
)
2.89

Actions

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"Tricin could also enhance the expression of osteogenesis marker genes including Bone sialoprotein, osteocalcin, Alkaline phosphatase, and RUNX2."( Tricin enhances osteoblastogenesis through the regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in human mesenchymal stem cells.
Li, H; Zhang, H, 2018
)
2.64

Treatment

Tricin treatment also inhibited the pro-inflammatory effect of LPS by blocking the TLR4 signaling mediated activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) Treatment with tricin 1h before, or 1h or 3h after viral infection significantly suppressed HCMV replication.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Tricin treatment also inhibited the pro-inflammatory effect of LPS by blocking the TLR4 signaling mediated activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), which is confirmed by specific inhibition of COX-2."( Mechanism of anti-inflammatory effect of tricin, a flavonoid isolated from Njavara rice bran in LPS induced hPBMCs and carrageenan induced rats.
Helen, A; Jayalekshmi, A; Shalini, V, 2015
)
1.4
"Pretreatment with tricin (15μM) significantly inhibited the release of TNF-α and was comparable to the specific pathway blockers like ERK inhibitor (PD98059), JNK inhibitor (SP600125) and p38 inhibitor (SB203580), whereas an increased release of TNF-α was observed in PI3K/Akt inhibitor (LY294002) treated cells."( Tricin, flavonoid from Njavara reduces inflammatory responses in hPBMCs by modulating the p38MAPK and PI3K/Akt pathways and prevents inflammation associated endothelial dysfunction in HUVECs.
A, H; A, J; G, S; Pushpan, CK; Shalini, V, 2016
)
2.2
"Treatment with tricin 1h before, or 1h or 3h after viral infection significantly suppressed HCMV replication."( Inhibitory effects of tricin derivative from Sasa albo-marginata on replication of human cytomegalovirus.
Akuzawa, K; Koketsu, M; Li, Y; Li, Z; Matsubara, K; Murayama, T; Sadanari, H; Tuchida, Y; Watanabe, K; Yamada, R, 2011
)
1.02
"Treatment with tricin resulted in significant down-regulation of LPS-elicited production of TNF-α, IL-6, PGE(2) and NO."( Molecular mechanisms of anti-inflammatory action of the flavonoid, tricin from Njavara rice (Oryza sativa L.) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells: possible role in the inflammatory signaling.
Bhaskar, S; Helen, A; Jayalekshmy, A; Kumar, KS; Mohanlal, S; Shalini, V, 2012
)
0.95

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" However, adverse effects such as their mutagenicity confound their potential clinical usefulness."( Preliminary safety evaluation of the putative cancer chemopreventive agent tricin, a naturally occurring flavone.
Borkhardt, A; Broggini, M; Cai, H; D'Incalci, M; Doppalapudi, R; Gescher, AJ; Greaves, P; Kapetanovic, IM; Riccio, E; Steward, WP; Verschoyle, RD, 2006
)
0.56
"The results tentatively suggest that tricin may be considered safe enough for clinical development as a cancer chemopreventive agent."( Preliminary safety evaluation of the putative cancer chemopreventive agent tricin, a naturally occurring flavone.
Borkhardt, A; Broggini, M; Cai, H; D'Incalci, M; Doppalapudi, R; Gescher, AJ; Greaves, P; Kapetanovic, IM; Riccio, E; Steward, WP; Verschoyle, RD, 2006
)
0.84

Pharmacokinetics

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" Here, the pharmacokinetic properties and metabolism of these flavones after oral administration were compared in mice."( Pharmacokinetics in mice and metabolism in murine and human liver fractions of the putative cancer chemopreventive agents 3',4',5',5,7-pentamethoxyflavone and tricin (4',5,7-trihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxyflavone).
Britton, RG; Brown, K; Cai, H; Gescher, AJ; Sale, S; Steward, WP, 2011
)
0.57

Bioavailability

The tricin-alanine-glutamic acid conjugate exhibited enhanced permeability, stability in MDCK cells, and excellent bioavailability after oral administration in Crl:CD (SD) male rats.

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" The results demonstrated that the tricin-alanine-glutamic acid conjugate exhibited enhanced permeability, stability in MDCK cells, and excellent bioavailability after oral administration in Crl:CD (SD) male rats."( Increased bioavailability of tricin-amino acid derivatives via a prodrug approach.
Koketsu, M; Muto, Y; Ninomiya, M; Tanaka, K; Tsuchida, Y; Watanabe, K, 2011
)
0.94
" For throwing light on the structure-activity relationship of tricin monomer and its potential clinical application, the natural occurrence, physicochemical characteristics, bio/chemosynthesis, isolation and purification, biological properties involved metabolism in vitro and in vivo of tricin as well as its toxicology and bioavailability are critically reviewed, which aims at greatly moving forward the value-added applications of this natural bioactive material on food, human nutrition, and pharmacology."( A flavonoid monomer tricin in Gramineous plants: Metabolism, bio/chemosynthesis, biological properties, and toxicology.
Jiang, B; Jin, Y; Song, J, 2020
)
1.12

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" A high dosage of Tricin was much more potent in animal experiments."( Metabolomics and integrated network pharmacology analysis reveal Tricin as the active anti-cancer component of Weijing decoction by suppression of PRKCA and sphingolipid signaling.
Fan, XQ; Huang, J; Huang, JM; Jiang, ZB; Leung, EL; Li, JX; Li, RZ; Liang, TL; Liu, L; Ma, LR; Neher, E; Sun, A; Tang, L; Wang, J; Wang, XR; Xie, Y; Yan, PY; Yang, JS; Zhang, YZ; Zhou, H, 2021
)
1.19
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (2)

RoleDescription
EC 1.14.99.1 (prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase) inhibitorA compound or agent that combines with cyclooxygenases (EC 1.14.99.1) and thereby prevents its substrate-enzyme combination with arachidonic acid and the formation of icosanoids, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes.
metaboliteAny intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
[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 (3)

ClassDescription
trihydroxyflavoneAny hydroxyflavone carrying three hydroxy groups at unspecified positions.
dimethoxyflavoneAny methoxyflavone with two methoxy substituents.
3'-methoxyflavonesAny methoxyflavone with a methoxy substituent at position 3'.
[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 (1)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
Tricin biosynthesis315

Bioassays (36)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID398506Antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID588148Plasma concentration in Crl:CD (SD) rat at 100 mg/kg, po after 0.5 to 4 hrs2011Journal of medicinal chemistry, Mar-10, Volume: 54, Issue:5
Increased bioavailability of tricin-amino acid derivatives via a prodrug approach.
AID398511Antimicrobial activity against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID398507Antimicrobial activity against Micrococcus luteus2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID398508Antimicrobial activity against Enterobacter cloacae2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID402716Antifungal activity against Cladosporium cucumerinum at 1 ug after 3 days by MTT assay2005Journal of natural products, Jul, Volume: 68, Issue:7
Flavonoids from the stem of Eriophorum scheuchzeri.
AID402721Antioxidant activity assessed as DPPH radical scavenging activity at 1 ug2005Journal of natural products, Jul, Volume: 68, Issue:7
Flavonoids from the stem of Eriophorum scheuchzeri.
AID398509Antimicrobial activity against Cryptococcus neoformans2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID398512Antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID399442Cytotoxicity against mouse P388 cells xenografted in BDF1 mouse at 12.5 mg/kg relative to control
AID398497Cytotoxicity against mouse P388 cells after 48 hrs by SRB assay2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID398501Cytotoxicity against human NCI-H460 cells after 48 hrs by SRB assay2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID1176145Antiinflammatory activity in mouse RAW264.7 cells assessed as inhibition of LPS-stimulated TNFalpha production at 0.4 to 10 uM by ELISA2015Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Jan-15, Volume: 25, Issue:2
Anti-inflammatory components of Chrysanthemum indicum flowers.
AID402717Antifungal activity against Candida albicans at 10 ug after 3 days by MTT assay2005Journal of natural products, Jul, Volume: 68, Issue:7
Flavonoids from the stem of Eriophorum scheuchzeri.
AID398503Cytotoxicity against human DU145 cells after 48 hrs by SRB assay2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID402720Antioxidant activity assessed as DPPH radical scavenging activity at 5 ug2005Journal of natural products, Jul, Volume: 68, Issue:7
Flavonoids from the stem of Eriophorum scheuchzeri.
AID588151Permeability across MDCK cells from apical to basolateral side assessed as relative permeation rate at 10 to 100 uM after 1 hr2011Journal of medicinal chemistry, Mar-10, Volume: 54, Issue:5
Increased bioavailability of tricin-amino acid derivatives via a prodrug approach.
AID1176142Cytotoxicity against mouse RAW264.7 cells at 50 uM by MTT assay2015Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Jan-15, Volume: 25, Issue:2
Anti-inflammatory components of Chrysanthemum indicum flowers.
AID356483Cytotoxicity against rat RBL2H3 cells at 500 uM by optical microscope2003Journal of natural products, Sep, Volume: 66, Issue:9
Tricin from a malagasy connaraceous plant with potent antihistaminic activity.
AID402718Antifungal activity against Candida albicans at 5 ug after 3 days by MTT assay2005Journal of natural products, Jul, Volume: 68, Issue:7
Flavonoids from the stem of Eriophorum scheuchzeri.
AID399441Cytotoxicity against mouse P388 cells xenografted in BDF1 mouse at 6 mg/kg relative to control
AID398498Cytotoxicity against human BxPC3 cells after 48 hrs by SRB assay2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID588150Plasma concentration in Crl:CD (SD) rat at 1000 mg/kg, po after 0.5 to 4 hrs2011Journal of medicinal chemistry, Mar-10, Volume: 54, Issue:5
Increased bioavailability of tricin-amino acid derivatives via a prodrug approach.
AID402714Antifungal activity against Cladosporium cucumerinum at 5 ug after 3 days by MTT assay2005Journal of natural products, Jul, Volume: 68, Issue:7
Flavonoids from the stem of Eriophorum scheuchzeri.
AID398499Cytotoxicity against human MCF7 cells after 48 hrs by SRB assay2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID356482Antihistaminic activity in rat RBL2H3 cells assessed as inhibition of DNP-BSA-induced beta-hexosaminidase release preincubated for 10 mins before DNP-BSA challenge2003Journal of natural products, Sep, Volume: 66, Issue:9
Tricin from a malagasy connaraceous plant with potent antihistaminic activity.
AID588149Plasma concentration in Crl:CD (SD) rat at 300 mg/kg, po after 0.5 to 4 hrs2011Journal of medicinal chemistry, Mar-10, Volume: 54, Issue:5
Increased bioavailability of tricin-amino acid derivatives via a prodrug approach.
AID398502Cytotoxicity against human KM20L2 cells after 48 hrs by SRB assay2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID398510Antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID1370495Inhibition of Saccharomyces cerevisiae alpha-glucosidase using p-nitro-phenyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside as substrate preincubated with enzyme followed by substrate addition measured after 10 mins for every 2.5 to 5 mins2018Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 02-01, Volume: 28, Issue:3
Chemical constituents from Taraxacum officinale and their α-glucosidase inhibitory activities.
AID1334869Inhibition of LPS/INF-gamma-stimulated nitric oxide production in mouse RAW264.7 cells measured after 16 hrs2017Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 01-15, Volume: 25, Issue:2
Structure-activity relationship of the inhibitory effects of flavonoids on nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 cells.
AID398500Cytotoxicity against human SF268 cells after 48 hrs by SRB assay2003Journal of natural products, Feb, Volume: 66, Issue:2
Isolation and structure of palstatin from the Amazon tree Hymeneae palustris(1).
AID402715Antifungal activity against Cladosporium cucumerinum at 10 ug after 3 days by MTT assay2005Journal of natural products, Jul, Volume: 68, Issue:7
Flavonoids from the stem of Eriophorum scheuchzeri.
AID1370496Inhibition of Saccharomyces cerevisiae alpha-glucosidase using p-nitro-phenyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside as substrate at 200 uM preincubated with enzyme followed by substrate addition measured after 10 mins for every 2.5 to 5 mins relative to control2018Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 02-01, Volume: 28, Issue:3
Chemical constituents from Taraxacum officinale and their α-glucosidase inhibitory activities.
AID1176144Antiinflammatory activity in mouse RAW264.7 cells assessed as inhibition of LPS-stimulated nitric oxide production at 0.4 to 10 uM after 24 hrs by Griess assay2015Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Jan-15, Volume: 25, Issue:2
Anti-inflammatory components of Chrysanthemum indicum flowers.
AID402719Antioxidant activity assessed as DPPH radical scavenging activity at 10 ug2005Journal of natural products, Jul, Volume: 68, Issue:7
Flavonoids from the stem of Eriophorum scheuchzeri.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (114)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19902 (1.75)18.7374
1990's1 (0.88)18.2507
2000's28 (24.56)29.6817
2010's66 (57.89)24.3611
2020's17 (14.91)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 43.78

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 Index43.78 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.79 (2.92)
Research Growth Index6.38 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index80.30 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.55 (0.95)

This Compound (43.78)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews1 (0.84%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other118 (99.16%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]