Antioxidant Urolithin B: Is it good for us?

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Antioxidant Urolithin B: Is it good for us? What is Urolithin B ? Urolithin B powder? Urolithin B powder ( CAS NO :1139-83-9) is an urolithin, a type of phenolic compounds produced in the human gut after absorption of ellagitannins-containing food such as pomegranate,strawberries, red raspberries, walnuts or oak-aged red wine. Urolithin B is found in the urine in the form of urolithin B glucuronide. Urolithin B decreases protein degradation and induces muscle hypertrophy. Urolithin B inhibits the activity of aromatase, an enzyme that interconverts estrogen and testosterone. Urolithin B is a natural product with antiproliferative and antioxidant activity. Urolithin B has been shown to cross the blood brain barrier, and may have neuroprotective effects against Alzheimer’s Disease. Urolithin B is an intestinal microbial metabolite of ellagitannis and exhibits potent anti-oxidant and pro-oxidant activies depending on the assay system and conditions. Urolithin B can also display estrogenic and/or anti-estrogenic activity.

Urolithin B Chemical Structure

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