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. 2014 Feb 10;3(1):101–138. doi: 10.3390/biology3010101

Table 3.

Flavonoids.

# Location and/or name IC50 (µM) Properties
23 Glabranine (CAS 41983-91-9) >75 Anti-viral [67].
24 5-Methoxyflavone ~100
25 MolPort-005-945-561 (CID 4560115) ~70
26 2'-hydroxy-b-naphtho-flavone ~350
27 7,8-dihydroxy-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one ~10
28 Biochanin A (5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-chromen-4-one) >90 Anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic; inhibits iNOS expression, MAPK phosphorylation and NF-κB activation [68].
29 2',3',6-Trimethoxyflavone (2-(2,3-Dimethoxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-4H-chromen-4-one) >90
30 3',4'-Dimethoxy-3-hydroxy-6-methylflavone ~30–80
31 Luteolin >100 Induction of unfolded protein response and apoptosis in neuroblastoma [69]; inhibits LPS-activated, Akt-mediated activation of NF-κB in macrophages [70]. Anti-tumor activity through EGFR pathway suppression in breast cancer cells [71]. Shown to inhibit Hsp90 [72].
32 Mangostin [1,7-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,6,8-trihydroxy-2-methoxy-xanthen-9-one] ~60 Xanthanoid–Induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in colon [73] and prostate cancer cells [74]. Blocks activation of MAPK and Akt pathways [75].
33 MolPort-001-742-269 (CID 38356110) ~65
34 6-Hydroxy-7-methoxyflavone ~45
35 Gambogic acid ~2 Demonstrated to inhibit Hsp90 [33,76].
36 Tetrahydrogambogic acid ~10
37 Dimethyl Gambogate ~2
38 Derrubone ~0.2 Inhibitor of Hsp90 [77].