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. 2021 Dec 2;10(1):1. doi: 10.1007/s40203-021-00116-8

Table 3.

The pharmacokinetic and drug-likeness properties of selected phytoconstituents

Parameters Compound names
Native Ligand Apigenin Betulin Ferulic acid Genkwanin Isovitexin p-coumaric acid Protocatechuic acid Saponarin Swertiamarin Syringic acid Vanillic acid Verticilliside
Pharmacokinetics
 GI absorption Low High Low High High Low High High Low Low High High Low
 BBB permeation No No No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No
 P-gp substrate No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No
 CYP1A2 inhibitor Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No
 CYP2C19 inhibitor Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
 CYP2C9 inhibitor Yes No No No Yes No No No No No No No No
 CYP2D6 inhibitor Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No
 CYP3A4 inhibitor Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No No No No
 Log Kp (skin permeation, cm/s) − 6.59 − 5.80 − 3.12 − 6.41 − 5.66 − 8.79 − 6.26 − 6.42 − 11.06 − 10.00 − 6.77 − 6.31 − 9.40
Drug-likeness
 Ghose Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No
 Egan No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No
 Muegge Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No No No Yes No
 Bioavailability Score 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.85 0.55 0.55 0.85 0.56 0.17 0.11 0.56 0.85 0.17