| Description | Azaleatin is a natural product from Rhododendron simsii. Azaleatin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor. Azaleatin can be used for type-2 diabetes and obesity studies. |
| In vitro | 对Rhododendron属Vireya组52个物种的叶片水解物进行研究显示，黄酮醇类如kaempferol、quercetin和myricetin普遍存在。然而，其他更具特征性的Rhododendron黄酮醇衍生物较为罕见（如caryatin、Azaleatin）或缺失（如gossypetin）。在四个代表性物种中对糖苷进行的研究表明，quercetin和kaempferol以3-rhamnoside、3-glucoside、3-galactoside或3-rutinoside的形式存在。 |
| Synonyms | 杜鹃黄素, 2-(3,4-二羟基苯基)-3,7-二羟基-5-甲氧基苯并吡喃-4-酮 |
| molecular weight | 316.26 |
| Molecular formula | C16H12O7 |
| CAS | 529-51-1 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| Solubility | DMSO: 55 mg/mL (173.91 mM) |
| References | 1. Jeffrey B. Harborne. Flavonoid patterns and phytogeography: the genus Rhododendron section Vireya.Phytochemistry, 1986, 25(7):1641-1643. 2. Harborne JB, et, al. Leaf survey of flavonoids and simple phenols in the genus Rhododendron. Phytochemistry. 1971 Nov; 10(11): 2727-2744. 3. The medicinal usage of azaleatin. CN107375268A. |