Millettia nitida

Millettia nitida is a legume species in the genus Millettia.

Millettia nitida

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Genus:
Millettia
Species:
M. nitida
Binomial name
Millettia nitida
Benth.
London Journal of Botany. London 1:484. 1842
Subspecies

Millettia nitita var. hirsutissima[2]

M. nitida produces a number of compounds among whom genistein-8-C-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, calycosin, isoliquiritigenin, formononetin, gliricidin, 8-O-methylretusin, dihydrokaempferol, biochanin, afromosin and hirsutissimiside F interact with thrombin, while sphaerobioside, formononetin-7-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, genistein-5-methylether-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, retusin-7,8-O-β-D-diglucopyranoside, symplocoside, ononin, genistin, afromosin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, lanceolarin, liquiritigenin, 7,2-dihydroxy,4-methoxyisoflavan and sphaerobioside have no binding to thrombin.[2]

References
  1. Lopez Poveda, L. (2012). " Millettia nitida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19892038A20107701. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. Interactions between thrombin and natural products of Millettia nitita var. hirsutissima using capillary zone electrophoresis. Shuyu Zhang, Jun Cheng, Wenjing Chen, Xiaomei Ling, Yuying Zhao, Jie Feng, Cheng Xiang and Hong Liang, Journal of Chromatography B, Volume 877, Issue 32, 15 December 2009, pages 4107-4114, doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.10.033


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