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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sarfraz, Ayesha
• Javeed, Maria
• Shah, Muhammad Ajmal
• Hussain, Ghulam
• Shafiq, Nusrat
• Sarfraz, Iqra
• Riaz, Ammara
• Sadiqa, Ayesha
• Zara, Rabia
• Zafar, Saba
• Kanwal, Lubna
• Sarker, Satyajit D.
• Rasul, Azhar

Titel

Biochanin A: A novel bioactive multifunctional compound from nature

Ist Teil von

• The Science of the total environment, 2020-06, Vol.722, p.137907-137907, Article 137907

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Natural products (NPs) will continue to serve humans as matchless source of novel drug leads and an inspiration for the synthesis of non-natural drugs. As our scientific understanding of ‘nature’ is rapidly expanding, it would be worthwhile to illuminate the pharmacological distinctions of NPs to the scientific community and the public. Flavonoids have long fascinated scientists with their remarkable structural diversity as well as biological functions. Consequently, this review aims to shed light on the sources and pharmacological significance of a dietary isoflavone, biochanin A, which has been recently emerged as a multitargeted and multifunctional guardian of human health. Biochanin A possesses anti-inflammatory, anticancer, neuroprotective, antioxidant, anti-microbial, and hepatoprotective properties. It combats cancer development by inducing apoptosis, inhibition of metastasis and arresting cell cycle via targeting several deregulated signaling pathways of cancer. It fights inflammation by blocking the expression and activity of pro-inflammatory cytokines via modulation of NF-κB and MAPKs. Biochanin A acts as a neuroprotective agent by inhibiting microglial activation and apoptosis of neurons. As biochanin A has potential to modulate several biological networks, thus, it can be anticipated that this therapeutically potent compound might serve as a novel lead for drug development in the near future. [Display omitted] •Biochanin A is a major dietary bioactive isoflavone of soy, peanuts and red clover with versatile pharmacological potential.•Biochanin A possesses anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, hepatoprotective and anticancer properties.•Biochanin A exerts its anti-tumorigenic effects by prohibiting cellular growth while activating cancer cell apoptosis.•Biochanin A displays chemopreventive properties in the liver, prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancers.