Crocin III

Names

[ Name ]:
Crocin III

[Synonym ]:
(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E)-2,6,11,15-Tetramethyl-hexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaenedioic acid mono-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-((2R,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yloxymethyl)-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl] ester

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Crocin III is a crocetin from saffron (Crocus sutivus L.). Crocetins inhibit cell growth of tumor cells and has anti-inflammatory activity. Crocins serve as spices and coloring agents[1][2][3].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Cancer

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

Research Areas >> Inflammation/Immunology

[References]

[1]. Xiangdong Pu, et al. In Vivo Production of Five Crocins in the Engineered Escherichia coli. ACS Synth Biol. 2020 May 15;9(5):1160-1168.

[2]. J Escribano, et al. Crocin, safranal and picrocrocin from saffron (Crocus sativus L.) inhibit the growth of human cancer cells in vitro. Cancer Lett. 1996 Feb 27;100(1-2):23-30.

[3]. Yaya Hu, et al. Comparative anti-arthritic investigation of iridoid glycosides and crocetin derivatives from Gardenia jasminoides Ellis in Freund's complete adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. Phytomedicine. 2019 Feb;53:223-233.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₃₂H₄₄O₁₄

[ Molecular Weight ]:
652.68300

[ Exact Mass ]:
652.27300

[ PSA ]:
232.90000

Related Compounds

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