Geraniin is a dehydroellagitannin found in geraniums.[1] It is found for instance in Geranium thunbergii, which is one of the most popular folk medicines and also an official antidiarrheic drug in Japan.[2] It can also be found in the rind of Nephelium lappaceum (rambutan).[3]
Geraniin has also been shown to possess immunomodularity properties, as it inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and NF-κB in ovarian cancer cells. [4]
Geraniin was studied for its anticancer activity and shown to target apoptosis via inactivation of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway involving NF-κB when treated against HT-29 human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells. [5]
^ abLee, Jang-Chang; Tsai, Chih-Yen; Kao, Jung-Yie; Kao, Ming-Ching; Tsai, Shih-Chang; Chang, Chih-Shiang; Huang, Li-Jiau; Kuo, Sheng-Chu; et al. (2008). "Geraniin-mediated apoptosis by cleavage of focal adhesion kinase through up-regulation of Fas ligand expression in human melanoma cells". Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 52 (6): 655–63. doi:10.1002/mnfr.200700381. PMID18435487.
^Luger, P.; Weber, M.; Kashino, S.; Amakura, Y.; Yoshida, T.; Okuda, T.; Beurskens, G.; Dauter, Z. (1998). "Structure of the Tannin Geraniin Based on Conventional X-ray Data at 295 K and on Synchrotron Data at 293 and 120 K". Acta Crystallographica Section B. 54 (5): 687. Bibcode:1998AcCrB..54..687L. doi:10.1107/S0108768198000081.
^Rapid isolation of geraniin from Nephelium lappaceum rind waste and its anti-hyperglycemic activity. Uma D. Palanisamy, Lai Teng Ling, Thamilvaani Manaharan, and David Appleton, Food Chemistry, 1 July 2011, Volume 127, Issue 1, Pages 21–27, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.12.070
^Wang X, et al. Geraniin suppresses ovarian cancer growth through inhibition of NF-κB activation and downregulation of Mcl-1 expression. J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2017 Sep;31(9)
^Glutathione-mediated conversion of the ellagitannin geraniin into chebulagic acid. Tanaka T, Kouno I and Nonaka G.I, Chemical and pharmaceutical bulletin, 1996, volume 44, no 1, pages 34-40, INIST3003361