Review Article

Extraction of Flavonoids from Corn Silk and Biological Activities In Vitro

Table 1

Structures and molecular weight of flavonoids or flavone glycosides from corn silk.

Structures of flavonoids or flavone glycosidesChemical ingredientsMolecular weight

2″-O-α-L-Rhamnosyl-6-C-quinovosylluteolin570
2″-O-α-L-Rhamnosyl-6-C-fucosylluteolin586
2″-O-α-L-Rhamnosyl-6-C-fucosyl-3′-methoxyluteolin600
2″-O-α-L-Rhamnosyl-6-C-3″-deoxyglucosyl-3′-methoxyluteolin608
6,4′-Dihydroxy-3′-methoxyflavone-7-O-glucosides451
ax-5″-Methane-3′-methoxymaysin584
ax-4″–OH–3′-Methoxymaysin586
7,4′-Dihydroxy-3′-methoxyflavone-2″-O-α-L-rhamnosyl-6-C-fucoside602
Isoorientin-2-2″-O-α-L-rhamnoside632
Maysin576
Maysin-3′-methyl ether590