Phloretin

Article number:

7550865

CAS No.:

60-82-2

Formula:

C15H14O5

Chemical description:

Synonyms:

Dihydronaringenin; Floretin; Naringenin dihydrochalcone; Phloretol

Molecular weight:

274,27 g/mol

Plant: can be found in apple tree leaves (Malus hybrid ) and in the Manchurian apricot (Prunus armeniaca )

  • is a dihydrochalcone , a kind of natural phenol
  • Animal test:
    • inhibition of glucose uptake by the small intestine
    • inhibition of renal glucose reabsorption, inhibition of a variety of urea transporters
    • indicated urea loss and diuresis (when combined with high protein diets)
    • metabolic homeostasis improved in mice

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