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ReviewMetabolites2022

Recent Updates on Source, Biosynthesis, and Therapeutic Potential of Natural Flavonoid Luteolin: A Review.

Nandakumar Muruganathan, Anand Raj Dhanapal, Venkidasamy Baskar, Pandiyan Muthuramalingam, Dhivya Selvaraj, Husne Aara, Mohamed Zubair Shiek Abdullah, Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

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In one paragraph

Review in Metabolites, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Effects of Apigenin and Luteolin onInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  16. Research advances inAnimal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2025
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  20. Potential anticancer effects and toxicity of flavones luteolin and apigeninJournal of environmental science and health. Part C, Toxicology and carcinogenesis · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Nandakumar MuruganathanDepartment of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3712-5400
Anand Raj DhanapalDepartment of Biotechnology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, Tamil Nadu, India.
Venkidasamy BaskarDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3888-7079
Pandiyan MuthuramalingamDivision of Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7294-1625
Dhivya SelvarajDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering CSE-AI, Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai 601103, Tamil Nadu, India.
Husne AaraDepartment of Biotechnology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mohamed Zubair Shiek AbdullahDepartment of Biotechnology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, Tamil Nadu, India.
Iyyakkannu SivanesanDepartment of Bioresources and Food Science, Institute of Natural Science and Agriculture, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7447-6392
Karpagam Academy of Higher Education · INAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham · INGyeongsang National University · KRHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILKonkuk University · KRSaveetha University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nature gives immense resources that are beneficial to humankind. The natural compounds present in plants provide primary nutritional values to our diet. Apart from food, plants also provide chemical compounds with therapeutic values. The importance of these plant secondary metabolites is increasing due to more studies revealing their beneficial properties in treating and managing various diseases and their symptoms. Among them, flavonoids are crucial secondary metabolite compounds present in most plants. Of the reported 8000 flavonoid compounds, luteolin is an essential dietary compound. This review discusses the source of the essential flavonoid luteolin in various plants and its biosynthesis. Furthermore, the potential health benefits of luteolins such as anti-cancer, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-diabetic effects and their mechanisms are discussed in detail. The activity of luteolin and its derivatives are diverse, as they help to prevent and control many diseases and their life-threatening effects. This review will enhance the knowledge and recent findings regarding luteolin and its therapeutic effects, which are certainly useful in potentially utilizing this natural metabolite.

Indexed as

anti-canceranti-diabeticanti-inflammatoryflavonoidluteolinsecondary metabolite

Identifiers

PMID36422285
PMCPMC9696498
OpenAlexW4309743913

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