TABLE 6.
Compounds | β‐Sitosterol | Diosgenin | Formononetin | Kaempferol | Luteolin | Quercetin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GI absorption | High | High | High | High | High | High |
BBB permeant | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
P‐gp substrate | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Human oral abs | High | High | High | Media | Media | Media |
CYP1A2 inhibitor | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CYP2C19 inhibitor | No | No | No | No | No | No |
CYP2D6 inhibitor | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CYP2C9 inhibitor | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Predicted LD50 | 890 mg/kg | 8000 mg/kg | 2500 mg/kg | 3919 mg/kg | 3919 mg/kg | 159 mg/kg |
Toxicity | ||||||
Reverse mutation Ames test | Non‐Toxic | Non‐Toxic | Non‐Toxic | Non‐Toxic | Non‐Toxic | Non‐Toxic |
Hepatotoxicity | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive |
Carcinogens | Inactive | Inactive | Active(0.50) | Inactive | Active(0.69) | Active(0.69) |
Mutagenicity | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Active(0.52) | Active(0.52) |
Cytotoxicity | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive | Inactive |
Abbreviations: BBB, blood–brain barrier; GI, gastrointestinal; Oral abs, oral absorption.