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Preferred IUPAC name 1-(2-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-one | |
Other names 2'-Hydroxy-4'-methoxyacetophenone | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.194 |
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Properties | |
C9H10O3 | |
Molar mass | 166.176 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Paeonol is a phenolic compound found in peonies [2] such as Paeonia suffruticosa (moutan cortex), [3] [4] in Arisaema erubescens , [5] and in Dioscorea japonica . [6] It is a chemical compound found in some traditional Chinese medicines. [7]
A number of biological effects of paeonol in vitro or in animal models have been observed. Paeonol increases levels of cortical cytochrome oxidase and vascular actin and improves behavior in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease. [8] Paeonol also reduced cerebral infarction involving the superoxide anion and microglia activation in ischemia-reperfusion injured rats. [9]
Paeonol shows antimutagenic activities. [3] [6] It also has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in carrageenan-evoked thermal hyperalgesia. [10] Paeonol inhibits anaphylactic reaction by regulating histamine and TNF-α. [11]
Paeonol has weak MAO-A and MAO-B inhibiting effects with IC50 values of 54.6 μM and 42.5 μM respectively. [12]
Metal complexes of paeonol shows tetrahedral and octahedral coordination geometry in the absence and presence of solvent pyridine respectively. [13]