Accession Number: pdtdbl00156

Details of the Ligand

Ligand Name : Quercitrin
Systematic Names : Quercitrin; Quercetin 3-rhamnoside; Thujin; Quercetin 3-L-rhamnoside; Quercetrin
Molecular Formula : C21H20O11
Molecular Weight : g/mol
IUPAC Name : 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one
Canonical SMILES : CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O
Ligand Description :

Quercetin is a plant pigment (flavonoid). It is found in many plants and foods, such as red wine, onions, green tea, apples, berries, Ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort, American elder, and others. Buckwheat tea has a large amount of quercetin. People use quercetin as a medicine.

Quercetin is used for treating conditions of the heart and blood vessels including “hardening of the arteries” (atherosclerosis), high cholesterol, heart disease, and circulation problems. It is also used for diabetes, cataracts, hay fever, peptic ulcer, schizophrenia, inflammation, asthma, gout, viral infections, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), preventing cancer, and for treating chronic infections of the prostate. Quercetin is also used to increase endurance and improve athletic performance.

Quercetin has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects which might help reduce prostate inflammation.
Related Plants :
Black Pepper, Eucalyptus
Ligand Related Dockings :
NA
Ligand References :
  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercitrin
  2. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280459
  3. http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/name/quercitrin
  4. http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-294-QUERCETIN.aspx?activeIngredientId=294&activeIngredientName=QUERCETIN
Quercitrin

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