General description
Phloretin a polar dye belongs to the class of dihydrochalcones.
Major polyphenol found in apple; aglycone of phloridzin.
Application
Phloretin has been used:
- to study its effect on the 2-[N-(7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-NBDG) and 2-[N-(7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxy-l-glucose (2-NBDLG) uptake
- to incubate microvesicles in order to inhibit GLUT1 (glucose transporter 1)-mediated transport in radioactive ligand up-take assay
- as a component of KRH buffer to stop glucose uptake by trophoblast cells in vitro
Biochem/physiol Actions
Blocks L-type Ca2+ channels; activates Ca2+-activated K+ channels in amphibian myelinated nerve fibers. Monocarboxylate transporter inhibitor.
Phloretin is known to decrease interfacial dipole potential of lipid bilayer. Phloretin possess antitumor action by preventing protein kinase C (PKC) activity and stimulating programmed cell death. It is found to inhibit the transport functions of GLUTs (glucose transporter) and aquaporins.
Reacts with vic-dicarbonyl compounds such as glyoxal and methylglyoxal, preventing cytotoxic conjugation with biological macromolecules.
- UPC:
- 51111907
- Condition:
- New
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- P7912-250MG
- CAS:
- 60-82-2
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