Gossypin: A phytochemical of multispectrum potential

作     者：Kanika Patel Vikas Kumar AmitaVerma Dinesh Kumar Patel 

作者机构：Faculty of Health ScienceShalom Institute of Health and Allied SciencesSam Higginbottom University of AgricultureTechnology and Sciences(SHUATS)(Formerly Allahabad Agriculture Institute)NainiAllahabad 211007Uttar PradeshIndia 

出 版 物：《Journal of Coastal Life Medicine》 (海岸生命医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第5卷第8期

页      面：365-370页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：University Grant Commision  New Delhi  India 

主　　题：Flavonoids Gossypin Pharmacological activity Phytochemical Polyphenol 

摘      要：Nature is the source of the various raw chemicals in the form of oils, food supplement, neutraceuticals, and colour pigments. A lot of presently existing drugs available in the market mainly belong to the natural sources including the plants, animal, microorganism, minerals and marine source. Flavonoids, benzo-c-pirone derivates are one of the main secondary flavonoid liable for the different shades of flowers like orange, yellow and red color. More than 4000 flavonoids like flavanols, flavonols, isoflavones, flavanones, flavanonols and flavones are found in the different edible plants which are also found in the regular human diet. Flavonoids are present in vegetables, spices, tea, whole grains, fruits, wine, herbs and seeds. Gossypin, a flavonol glucoside, is present in the flowers of different plants like Gossypium indicum, Hibiscus esculentus and Hibiscus vitifolius and is one of the major chemical of plants belonging to Malvaceae family. In the present review, we have collected all the information of gossypin and found that it has antioxidant, antiinflammatory, anticancer, anticataract, antidiabetic, analgesic and hepatoprotective activities. It also protects against beta-amyloid induced toxicity. The information provided in the present review will be beneficial to the researchers of the various field of science for the development of better alternate for various disorders. On the basis of the presented database of this review we can conclude that gossypin has various beneficial effects and it could be used for the treatment of various disorders.