Mangosteen Extract

Mangosteen Extract

Latin Name:Garcinia mangostana
Extract method:Extracted from the Garcinia mangostana. By special technique extraction. 
Active Ingredient: alpha-Mangostin
Appearance: Yellow crystalline powder.
Specification: alpha-Mangostin 90%
Molecular Structure: C24H26O6
Applications:
1. Mangostin is a kind of xanthones able to scavenge free radicals, a high ranker on the ORAC antioxidant scale. Remarkable antioxidant activity superior than Vitamins and abilities of anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-malaria and phytoestrogen effect and antimicrobial activity against fungi or bacteria.
2. Mangostin is used to treat skin infections, wounds,anddiarrhea.Alpha-mangostin, a  xanthone, inhibited growth of human leukemia HL60 cells, reduced the synthesis of prostaglandins, and prevented oxidative damage of LDL in vitro.
3. There is also preliminary evidence that alpha- and gamma-mangostins act as histamine and serotonin receptor blockers, and also inhibit HIV-1 protease. Garcinone E, another xanthone, exerts cytotoxic effects against human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Extract from the pericarp of mangosteen has antiproliferative, antioxidative, and apoptotic effects against human breast cancer SKBR3 cells.