Biochanin A is a member of the class of 7-hydroxyisoflavones that is 7-hydroxyisoflavone which is substituted by an additional hydroxy group at position 5 and a methoxy group at position 4'.
Definition
Biochanin A is a member of the class of 7-hydroxyisoflavones that is 7-hydroxyisoflavone which is substituted by an additional hydroxy group at position 5 and a methoxy group at position 4'. A phytoestrogen, it has putative benefits in dietary cancer prophylaxis. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, an EC 3.5.1.99 (fatty acid amide hydrolase) inhibitor, a plant metabolite and a phytoestrogen. It is a member of 4'-methoxyisoflavones and a member of 7-hydroxyisoflavones. It is a conjugate acid of a biochanin A(1-).
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII U13J6U390T · registered name BIOCHANIN A · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ゲニステインメチルエーテル: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 491-80-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 207-744-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1022394
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID102394
- IUPAC
- 5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
- Molecular formula
- C16H12O5
- Molecular weight
- 284.267 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Humectant2
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English