Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Review Article | OPEN ACCESS

Pharmacological Applications of Quercetin and its Derivatives: A Short Review

Aneela Maalik¹ , Farhan A Khan¹, Amara Mumtaz¹, Adeem Mehmood¹, Saira Azhar², Muhammad Atif¹, Sabiha Karim³, Yasir Altaf¹, Imran Tariq³

¹Department of Chemistry; ²Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad-22060, KPK; ³University College of Pharmacy, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

For correspondence:- Aneela Maalik Email: aneelamaalik@ciit.net.pk Tel:+923335490834

Received: 18 June 2014 Accepted: 7 August 2014 Published: 24 September 2014

Citation: Maalik A, Khan FA, Mumtaz A, Mehmood A, Azhar S, Atif M, et al. Pharmacological Applications of Quercetin and its Derivatives: A Short Review. Trop J Pharm Res 2014; 13(9):1561-1566 doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v13i9.26

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Abstract

Quercetin (3,3E7;,4E7;,5,7-pentahydroxyl-flavone) is a flavonol, and it belongs to a class of plant secondary metabolites known as flavonoids. It is present in man’s daily diet and is known for biological activities such as antioxidant, antiviral, anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and many more. Quercetin has been reported for its antioxidant and antiviral applications, hence, it is not only used as such but also its various derivatized forms have potentials for development into drugs for the treatment of diseases caused by oxidative stress and lethal viruses.

Keywords: Quercetin, Antioxidant, Pharmacological, Anticancer, Antimicrobial, Antiviral, Hepatoprotective