flavones

Flavanone (2-Phenylchroman-4-one)s from citrus fruits have also been shown to exert beneficial effects on human vascular function. In particular, chronic interventions with orange juice, or the pure flavanone hesperidin, resulted in a decrease in blood pressure in overweight volunteers and acute improvements in microvascular reactivity.

Velutin shows the strongest inhibitory effect in NF-κB activation and exhibits the greatest effects in blocking the degradation of inhibitor of NF-κB as well as in inhibiting mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 and JNK phosphorylation. Velutin has anti-inflammatory property. Velutin exhibits the greatest potency among all flavones which reduce TNF-α and IL-6 production.

Kuwanon B belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 3-prenylated flavones. Within the cell, kuwanon B is primarily located in the membrane (predicted from logP). Outside of the human body, kuwanon b can be found in fruits. This makes kuwanon b a

Lethedoside A was either inactive or weakly active against KB tumor cells, in contrast to previously isolated flavones from the same plant.