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Nutraceutical Profile

ImmunCR Id : ICR82
Chemical Name : Ferruginol
Plant Source : Araucaria araucana
Nutraceutical information : ---
Mode of administration : Oral
Immunomodulatory mechanism : Gastroprotective (increased PGE2 (prostaglandin E2); Anti-cancer (G2/M phase cycle arrest, upregulates p38 phosphorylation, nuclear translocation of NF-κb, activates caspase-3)
Description : Ferruginol is found in the family of Podocarpaceae, Cupressaceae, Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae. It is an abietane diterpenoid.

Chemical Structure Information

IUPAC Name  (4bS,8aS)-4b,8,8-trimethyl-2-propan-2-yl-5,6,7,8a,9,10-hexahydrophenanthren-3-ol 
SMILES CC(C)C1=C(C=C2C(=C1)CCC3C2(CCCC3(C)C)C)O
Formula C20H30O
InchiKey QXNWVJOHUAQHLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Classification

Kingdom Organic compounds
Superclass Lipids and lipid-like molecules
Class Prenol lipids
Subclass Diterpenoids

Physicochemical properties

LogP 6.004
Molecular weight 286.452
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor 1
Hydrogen Bond Donor 1
Polar surface area 20.815
No. of rotatable bonds 1
Number of Aromatic Rings 1
Number of rings 3

ADMET Properties

Absorption level Moderate
Solubility level Very Soluble
Blood Brain Barrier Very High
Plasma protein binding Binder
CYP2D6 inhibition Non-Inhibitor

Other Biological Properties

  • Anti-ulcerative, antibacterial, antioxidant, cardioprotective

References

    1. https://doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394591-4.00004-0
    2. https://doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2005.10.018 
    3. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2021.11868


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