Galangin

title: "Galangin" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["flavonols", "resorcinols", "steroid-sulfotransferase-inhibitors", "triols"] topic_path: "general/flavonols" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galangin" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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Galangin is a flavonol, a type of flavonoid.
Occurrence
Galangin is found in high concentrations in plants like Alpinia officinarum (lesser galangal) and Helichrysum aureonitens. It is also found in the rhizome of Alpinia galanga{{Cite journal | last1 = Kaur | first1 = A. | last2 = Singh | first2 = R. | last3 = Dey | first3 = C. S. | last4 = Sharma | first4 = S. S. | last5 = Bhutani | first5 = K. K. | last6 = Singh | first6 = I. P. | title = Antileishmanial phenylpropanoids from Alpinia galanga (Linn.) Willd | journal = Indian Journal of Experimental Biology | volume = 48 | issue = 3 | pages = 314–317 | year = 2010 | pmid = 21046987 | url = http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/7407/1/IJEB%2048(3)%20314-317.pdf
Biological activities
Galangin has been shown to have in vitro antibacterial and antiviral activity. It also inhibits the growth of breast tumor cells in vitro.{{Cite journal | last1 = So | first1 = F. V. | last2 = Guthrie | first2 = N. | last3 = Chambers | first3 = A. F. | last4 = Moussa | first4 = M. | last5 = Carroll | first5 = K. K. | title = Inhibition of human breast cancer cell proliferation and delay of mammary tumorigenesis by flavonoids and citrus juices | doi = 10.1080/01635589609514473 | journal = Nutrition and Cancer | volume = 26 | issue = 2 | pages = 167–181 | year = 1996 | pmid = 8875554
References
References
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- (1997). "The antimicrobial activity of 3,5,7-trihydroxyflavone isolated from the shoots of Helichrysum aureonitens". Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
- (2007). "Food preservative based on propolis: Bacteriostatic activity of propolis polyphenols and flavonoids upon Escherichia coli". Food Chemistry.
- (2006). "Assessment of the antibacterial activity of galangin against 4-quinolone resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus". Phytomedicine.
- (2005). "Detection of galangin-induced cytoplasmic membrane damage in Staphylococcus aureus by measuring potassium loss". Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
- (2024-09-02). "Dual-species proteomics and targeted intervention of animal-pathogen interactions". Journal of Advanced Research.
- (1997). "Antiviral activity of galangin isolated from the aerial parts of Helichrysum aureonitens". Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
- (1997). "Inhibition of proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive MCF-7 human breast cancer cells by flavonoids in the presence and absence of excess estrogen". Cancer Letters.
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