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. 2020 May 24;31(2):179–193. doi: 10.1007/s13337-020-00598-8

Table 6.

Pharmacokinetics, toxicities and receptor binding properties of resveratrol, naringenin, zingiberene, β-caryophyllene, citronellol, eugenol, and gallic acid

Parameters Resveratrol Naringenin Zingiberene β-caryophyllene Citronellol Eugenol Gallic acid
Absorption
Human intestinal absorption  +   +   +   +   +   +   + 
Caco-2  +   +   +   +   +   + 
Human oral bioavailability  +   + 
Water solubility − 2.778 − 3.19 − 4.937 − 4.687 − 2.78 − 1.918 − 1.097
Distribution
Subcellular localization Mitochondria Mitochondria Lysosomes Lysosomes Lysosomes Mitochondria Mitochondria
Blood Brain Barrier penetration  +   +   +   + 
Plasma protein binding 0.677 1.001 1.038 0.832 0.769 0.94 0.668
P-glycoprotein inhibitior
P-glycoprotein substrate
Metabolism
OATP2B1 inhibitior
OATP1B1 inhibitior  +   +   +   +   +   +   + 
OATP1B3 inhibitior  +   +   +   +   +   +   + 
MATE1 inhibitior
OCT2 inhibitior
BSEP inhibitior
CYP3A4 substrate  + 
CYP2C9 substrate
CYP2D6 substrate  + 
CYP3A4 inhibition  +   + 
CYP2C9 inhibition  +   + 
CYP2C19 inhibition  +   + 
CYP2D6 inhibition
CYP1A2 inhibition  +   + 
CYP inhibitory promiscuity  +   + 
Toxicity
Carcinogenicity
Human either-à-go-go inhibition  +   + 
Hepatotoxicity  +   + 
Acute Oral Toxicity (kg/mol) 2.644 1.87 1.827 2.366 2.077 1.645 1.552
Receptor binding
Estrogen receptor binding  +   + 
Androgen receptor binding  +   +   + 
Thyroid receptor binding  +   + 
Glucocorticoid receptor binding  +   + 
Aromatase binding  +   + 
PPAR gamma  +   + 

OATP2: organic anion-transporting polypeptide; OCT2: organic cation transporter 2; BSEP: bile salt export pump; CYP: cytochrome P450; Human ether-a-go-go-related Gene (hERG); (–): absence of activity; ( +): presence of activity