Bakuchiol

Yellow to brownish oil. Soluble in DMSO, ethanol or methanol. Antibiotic, Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and immunosuppressive compound. Shown to have hepatoprotective and hypoglycemic activity, Apoptosis inducer in cancer cells. Sensitizes cancer cells. Induces cell cycle arrest, Antiviral agent. Inhibited influenza A viral infection and growth through activation of Nrf2, Inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTB1B), Antioxidant. Inhibitor of mitochondrial lipid peroxidation, Inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS, NOS II) expression via inactivation of NF-kappaB, DNA polymerase and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase inhibitor, Anti-aging compound with retinol-like effects on gene expression and properties of the skin, Phospholipase A, cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and HIF-1 inhibitor.