Luteolin is an antioxidant flavonoid and a free radical scavenger. It inhibits rat liver cytosolic glutathione S-transferase activity and soybean and reticulocyte 15-LO (15-lipoxygenases). Luteolin also shows cytotoxic effects on Raji lymphoma cells. Incubation of the non-tumor cell line C3H10T?CL8 with luteolin results in induction of p53 accumulation and apoptosis, with apoptosis occurring at the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. Luteolin is an inhibitor of Cot, PDE1-5, c-Src, HDAC, Maltase-glucoamylase, Topo I, PKC ε, Fatty Acid Synthase, PPAR γ and MMP.
An inhibitor of glutathione S-transferase and 15-LO.
