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Original Articles

Effective Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Inhibitor Isolated from Thyme (Thymus saturoides) Purchased from a Japanese Market

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Pages 2237-2239 | Received 22 Apr 2011, Accepted 16 Jul 2011, Published online: 22 May 2014
 

Abstract

A highly polymethylated flavone that effectively inhibited cytochrome P450s (CYPs) 1A2 and 3A4 (IC50=2.41 and 1.71 μM) in vitro was isolated from thyme leaves (Thymus saturoides) purchased from a Japanese market. Its structure was spectroscopically identified as 4′,5-dihydroxy-3′,6,7,8-tetramethoxy flavone (8-methoxycirsilineol, 1). This is the first report describing a strong inhibitor of CYP1A2 and 3A4 isolated from Thymus saturoides.

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