Nepetin

Chemical compound

Nepetin is the 6-methoxy derivative of the pentahydroxyflavone 6-hydroxyluteolin, an O-methylated flavone. It can be found in Eupatorium ballotaefolium.^[1]

Glycosides

Nepitrin is the 7-glucoside of nepetin.

References

1. Cytotoxic activity of nepetin, a flavonoid from Eupatorium ballotaefolium HBK. Militao G. C. G., Albuquerque M. R. J. R., Pessoa O. D. L., Pessoa C., Moraes M. E. A., De Moraes M. O., Costa-Lotufo L. V., Pharmazie, 2004, vol. 59, no12, pp. 965-966