Title:Biological Importance and Therapeutic Benefit of Rhamnocitrin:
A Review of Pharmacology and Analytical Aspects
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Author(s): Dinesh Kumar Patel*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences,
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords:
Rhamnocitrin, flavonoid, anti-atherogenic, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, enzymatic, neuroprotective.
Abstract:
Background: Humans have a long history of the uses of plant based products, including
extracts and pure phytoconstituents for the treatment of human diseases in the different system of
medicine. In the developing countries, phytoproducts play an important role in the healthcare systems
due to their medicinal importance and pharmacological activities. Flavonoids class phytochemicals
are beneficial for human beings because of their free radical scavenging properties and
trace metals chelating potential. Flavonoids have inhibitory potential for the growth of bacteria and
virus mainly through enzyme inhibition functions and viral translation. Rhamnocitrin is also called
7- methyl-kaempferol is important flavonoids, which has been isolated from different medicinal
plants and has pharmacological activities in the medicine.
Methods: Present paper describes the biological potential and health beneficial aspects of rhamnocitrin
in the medicine through the data analysis of published papers in the recent years in the
field of medicine and modern medical sciences. Scientific data on rhamnocitrin have been collected
from electronic databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Google, Scopus and Science Direct
in the present investigation and analyzed to know the biological importance and pharmacological
activities of rhamnocitrin. Pharmacological scientific data of rhamnocitrin have been collected and
analyzed in the present work with their analytical aspects.
Results: Literature data analysis of different scientific work on rhamnocitrin revealed the biological
importance of rhamnocitrin in medicine. Rhamnocitrin is known to be a promising phytoconstituents
found to be present in medicinal plants with a wide range of biological activities. Rhamnocitrin
was found to have pharmacological activities, including anti-atherogenic, anti-oxidant,
anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, enzymatic and neuroprotective potential. Further
biological effect of rhamnocitrin on adipocyte differentiation has been also studied in the present
work. Analytical data on rhamnocitrin signified the application of different analytical techniques
for the separation, isolation and identification of rhamnocitrin in medicine.
Conclusion: Literature data analysis of different scientific research works revealed the biological
importance and therapeutic benefit of rhamnocitrin in medicine.