What are the properties of Hypericin in supplements?

The properties of Hypericin

Hypericin is a naphthodianthrone, an anthraquinone derivative which, together with hyperforin, is one of the principal active constituents of Hypericum (Saint John’s wort). Hypericin is believed to act as an antibiotic, antiviral and non-specific kinase inhibitor. Hypericin may inhibit the action of the enzyme dopamine β-hydroxylase, leading to increased dopamine levels, although thus possibly decreasing norepinephrine and epinephrine.


Hypericin - Description from ChEBI

 

Hypericin - Description from HMDB

 

Hypericin - Description from NCI Thesaurus

 

Hypericin - Description from DrugBank

 


The supplements containing Hypericin

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Hypericin - References & External links

Hypericin

TBS Ingredient ID (TBSI ID):
Name
Hypericin
Synonyms:
Hypericina, Hypericine
Chemical Formula:
C30H16O8
Classification TypeIdentifier
PubChem CID:
U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubChem)
InChI Key:
International Chemical Identifier hash (InChIKey) computed from chemical structure using the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) standard		YDOIFHVUBCIUHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS:
A proprietary registry number assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) division of the American Chemical Society (ACS)		548-04-9
NIST:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
ChemIDplus:
United States National Library of Medicine - TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network).
EC Number:
A seven-digit regulatory identifier currently assigned by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) known as a European Community (EC) number		208-941-0
ECHA:
European Chemicals Agency.
ICSC Number:
International Labour Organization (ILO)
NSC Number: 622946
DSSTox Substance ID:
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
DrugBank:
The DrugBank database is a unique bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource that combines detailed drug data with comprehensive drug target information.
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MeSH® ID:
Medical Subject Heading (MeSH)
ChEBI:
Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) - Dictionary of molecular entities focused on "small" chemical compounds. ChEBI is part of the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute.
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ChEMBL:
An open data resource of binding, functional and ADMET bioactivity data (ChEMBL)
KEGG:
Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG)
HMDB:
The Human Metabolome Database (HMDB) is a freely available electronic database containing detailed information about small molecule metabolites found in the human body.
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NCI Thesaurus:
National Cancer Institute - NCI.
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UNII:
FDA Substance Registration System - Unique Ingredient Identifier

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