Orientin

Orientin (CAS 28608-75-5) is a water-soluble flavonoid C-glycoside that is commonly obtained from Passiflora incarnate (passion flower). It displays a wide range of biological properties, including antioxidant, antiaging, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammation, vasodilatation and cardioprotective, antinociceptive, radiation protective, neuroprotective, and antidepressant-like effects. Interestingly, orientin demonstrates pain relief in mice models. In fact, it was significantly more potent than acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). Thus, it can be an alternative antinociceptive treatment to the patients.

The list of the most common alkaloids standards isolated from passionflower includes: isorhynchophylline, isomitraphylline, rhyncophylline, mitraphylline, orientin, and isoorientin. Find our entire collection of passionflower flavanoid reference standards here.