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Honokiol

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

5,3′-Diallyl-2,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl, NSC 293100

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H18O2
CAS Number:
35354-74-6
Molecular Weight:
266.33
MDL number:
MFCD00016674
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24724501
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

solubility

DMSO: 36 mg/mL

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-positive bacteria
neoplastics

Mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(cc1CC=C)-c2cc(CC=C)ccc2O

InChI

1S/C18H18O2/c1-3-5-13-7-9-18(20)16(11-13)14-8-10-17(19)15(12-14)6-4-2/h3-4,7-12,19-20H,1-2,5-6H2

InChI key

FVYXIJYOAGAUQK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Honokiol exhibits analgesic, antithrombotic, antispasmodic, antidepressant, antimicrobial and neuroprotective effects. It regulates gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptors. Honokiol is associated with an increased risk of bleeding. It prevents platelet aggregation, protects myocardium from ischemic damage and inhibits ventricular arrhythmia.

Application

Honokiol has been used:
  • to study its effects on plasmid hSirt3102-399 deacetylation activity
  • as an antioxidant to study its cytoprotective role in human ovarian cancer cells (SKOV-3) and Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHOK1)
  • to explore its effects on oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction via a sirt3-dependent manner
  • for intracerebroventricular (ICV) cannulation

Biochem/physiol Actions

Honokiol is a natural biphenyl neolignan from magnolia extract. It is antiangiogenic, antitumor, and anxiolytic.

Features and Benefits

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Pictograms

CorrosionEnvironment
GHS05,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318,H411

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The role of phospholipase D in modulating the MTOR signaling pathway in polycystic kidney disease
Liu Y, et al.
PLoS ONE, 8(8), e73173-e73173 (2013)
Neuro-modulating effects of honokiol: a review
Woodbury A, et al.
Frontiers in Neurology, 4, 130-130 (2013)
Sirt3 ameliorates oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction after intracerebral hemorrhage in diabetic rats
Zheng J, et al.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12, 526376-526376 (2018)
Mild Impairment of Mitochondrial OXPHOS Promotes Fatty Acid Utilization in POMC Neurons and Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Obesity
Timper K, et al.
Testing, 25(2), 383-397 (2018)
The natural products magnolol and honokiol are positive allosteric modulators of both synaptic and extra-synaptic GABAA receptors
Alexeev M, et al.
Neuropharmacology, 62(8), 2507-2514 (2012)
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