Alpinetin
CAS Number
36052-37-6
What is Alpinetin?
Alpinetin (CAS 36052-37-6) is a naturally occurring flavanone extracted primarily from Alpinia katsumadai and related botanical sources.
Where is Alpinetin used?
- Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical: active botanical ingredient in capsules, tablets and standardized herbal extracts
- Antioxidant support and metabolic health
- Biotechnology and life sciences: reference standard or tool compound for in vitro assays and mechanistic studies
- Food and beverage: plant-derived antioxidant actives in functional product development
- Cosmetic-adjacent formulations: natural phenolic source for oxidative stability
- Laboratories require high-purity plant-derived phenolic compounds for testing.
Commercial specifications
- Purity commonly 98% upward, confirmed by HPLC
- Packaging from small analytical quantities to larger bulk formats
Other Names (Synonyms)
Hawthorn Leaf Extract|(2S)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one|(-)-alpinetin
What are the physical properties of Alpinetin?
Melting Point >260 °C
Boiling Point 494.9±45.0 °C(Predicted)
Density 1.284±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)
Color White
Form powder