Hibifolin information
This substance is found in many herbs including abelmoschus manihot.
Metabolism of Hibifolin by Human Intestinal Bacteria.
Planta Med. 2009 Feb 20.
Department of Natural Medicines and State Key Laboratory of Natural and
Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical , Sciences, Peking University Health
Science Center, Beijing, P. R. China.
Hibifolin, the highest-content bioactive flavonoid of the flowers of
Abelmoschus manihot, was incubated with human intestinal bacteria, and four metabolites The
structures of the four metabolites were elucidated as gossypetin 8- O- beta-
D-4''-deoxy- Delta(4'')-glucuropyranoside, gossypetin, quercetin,
and 8-methoxy-quercetin.