What is Rutin?

What is Rutin?

Rutin, also known as rutin or purple quercetin, is a common flavonoid compound. It is composed of glycosides of quercetin, and its specific structure includes the disaccharide rutinose composed of rhamnose and glucose. It is a light yellow to yellow powder, slightly soluble in water (5g/l), easily soluble in hot alcohol, and has better solubility in polar solvents than non-polar solvents. It is almost insoluble in chloroform, ether and petroleum ether, insoluble in boiling water and ethanol, and soluble in alkaline solutions, pyridine and formamide. Rutin is stable in air, has antioxidant effects, and can absorb dissolved vitamin C, for example, it can stabilize vitamin C in fruit juice. It forms complexes with metal ions, especially with iron, copper, and aluminum, so it should not be stored in such metal containers, and generally reacts similarly to other flavonoids. It melts at a temperature of about 200°C, can be hydrolyzed in strong acid and alkalinity, and is unstable in color in alkaline foods.

Many plants produce rutin in large quantities to protect against ultraviolet radiation. The content of rutin in plants depends on the altitude of the place where they grow. The aboveground parts of plants have higher rutin content. As a flavonoid, it is formed by phenylpropanoid metabolism and polyketide metabolism. Specifically, naringenin formed in flavonoid metabolism is hydrogenated to flavonols, flavonols are hydroxylated to dihydroquercetin, then dehydrogenated to quercetin, and finally glycosylated. Rutin is widely present in the plant kingdom, in rue, bitter buckwheat, locust tree buds, catalpa leaves, tomato stems, leaves and seed shells, etc. Dry buckwheat when it is about to bloom contains about 3%. Jujube, hawthorn, ginkgo, wolfberry, motherwort, bupleurum, selfheal, aloe, Gynostemma pentaphyllum and other plants also contain rutin.

Rutin is an important natural antioxidant with multiple biological activities, including anti-inflammatory and protective effects on the heart, liver, brain and bones.

What does rutin do?

Antioxidant

Rutin has a strong antioxidant effect, which can remove free radicals in the body and fight oxidative stress, thereby helping to reduce cell damage caused by oxidation reactions, delay the aging process, and maintain the health of the body. This function is of great significance in protecting cells and tissues from oxidative damage.

Protect blood vessels

Improve blood circulation: Rutin can dilate blood vessels, improve blood circulation, reduce vascular fragility and permeability, and help protect cardiovascular health.

Prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: Rutin can inhibit platelet aggregation and thrombosis, reduce the risk of blood coagulation, and has a positive effect on preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral hemorrhage and hypertension.

Anti-inflammatory

Rutin has a certain anti-inflammatory effect, which can inhibit the production of inflammatory factors and reduce inflammatory reactions. Therefore, it is often used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis, and has a positive effect on relieving pain and discomfort caused by inflammation.

Antibacterial and antiviral

Rutin can effectively inhibit the growth of bacteria and viruses, and has antibacterial and antiviral effects. This helps to enhance the body's immunity, improve the body's resistance to disease, and prevent colds and other common diseases.

Protect other tissues and organs

Protect gastric mucosa: Rutin can protect gastric mucosa, reduce gastric mucosal damage caused by various reasons, and promote the repair of damaged tissues.

Anti-osteoporosis: Rutin also has certain benefits for bone health and can help prevent and improve problems such as osteoporosis.

Lower blood sugar: Rutin also has the effect of lowering blood sugar and may have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetic patients.

How does rutin's antioxidant effect manifest?

The antioxidant effect of rutin is manifested in two aspects: its ability to scavenge free radicals and enhance the activity of antioxidant enzymes. First, as an effective free radical scavenger, rutin can reduce oxidative damage by scavenging free radicals in the body. Secondly, rutin can also reduce oxidative damage by enhancing the activity of antioxidant enzymes and improving the antioxidant capacity of cells.

Scavenging free radicals

Rutin has the ability to scavenge free radicals and reduce oxidative damage. Free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons that can attack cell membranes, proteins, and DNA, causing cell damage and inflammation. As an effective free radical scavenger, rutin can scavenge free radicals in the body and reduce oxidative damage.

Enhance the activity of antioxidant enzymes

Rutin can also enhance the antioxidant capacity of cells by enhancing the activity of antioxidant enzymes. Antioxidant enzymes are important enzymes that scavenge free radicals in cells. Rutin can enhance the activity of antioxidant enzymes and improve the antioxidant capacity of cells by activating the transcription or translation of antioxidant enzymes, thereby reducing oxidative damage.

How does rutin help improve blood circulation?

Rutin, also known as vitamin P and rutin, is a bioflavonoid found in a variety of foods that helps improve blood circulation through a variety of mechanisms.

Vasodilator

Rutin can dilate blood vessels, making the blood vessel walls softer and more elastic. This effect helps reduce vascular resistance, allowing blood to pass through the blood vessels more smoothly, thereby improving blood circulation.

Reduce the risk of blood clotting

Rutin can inhibit the aggregation of platelets and the formation of blood clots, thereby reducing the risk of blood clotting. This is of great significance for preventing cardiovascular diseases such as cerebral hemorrhage and myocardial infarction, as the occurrence of these diseases is often related to abnormal blood coagulation.

Strengthen the strength of blood vessel walls

Rutin can also enhance the strength and toughness of blood vessel walls and reduce the risk of damage and rupture of blood vessel walls. This helps maintain the normal structure and function of blood vessels and ensure the stability and continuity of blood circulation.

Anti-inflammatory

Rutin has a certain anti-inflammatory effect, which can inhibit the production and release of inflammatory factors and reduce the damage to blood vessel walls caused by inflammatory reactions. This helps protect the blood vessel wall from inflammatory damage, maintains the integrity and permeability of the blood vessel wall, and thus improves blood circulation.

Antioxidant

Rutin can remove free radicals in the body and fight oxidative stress. Excessive production of free radicals can damage vascular endothelial cells, leading to impaired vascular function and blood circulation disorders. The Antioxidant

effect of rutin helps protect vascular endothelial cells from free radical damage, maintain the normal function of blood vessels and smooth blood circulation.

Lowers cholesterol levels

Rutin can lower blood cholesterol levels, especially low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. High cholesterol levels are one of the important risk factors for cardiovascular disease because it promotes the formation and development of atherosclerosis. By lowering cholesterol levels, rutin helps prevent the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis, thereby improving blood circulation.

In what fields is rutin used?

Health products

The application of rutin in health products mainly includes anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antioxidant effects. It can reduce capillary permeability and fragility, maintain and restore the normal elasticity of capillaries.

Cosmetics

The application of rutin in the cosmetics industry is mainly due to its antioxidant function, and can be used in cosmetics with antioxidant effects.

Food

Edible pigments and antioxidants

Rutin can be used as an edible pigment (lemon yellow) and antioxidant in the food industry. It is mainly used in cold drinks, beverages, cakes, meat processing products, aquatic processing products, etc.

Nutritional supplements

Rutin can also be used as a nutritional supplement to increase the nutritional value of food.

Other fields

Daily chemical products

Rutin can be used as an additive in daily chemical products such as facial cleansers, beauty creams, lotions, shampoos, toothpastes, shower gels, and facial masks.

Medicine

Prevent and treat diseases such as hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage, diabetic retinal hemorrhage and hemorrhagic purpura. Rutin has the effects of maintaining vascular resistance, reducing its permeability, and reducing fragility. It has a fat-removing effect on fatty livers. The fat-removing effect is more obvious when used in combination with glutathione. In addition, rutin also has antiviral effects and inhibits aldose reductase.

If you would like more information, please contact sales@sxytorganic.com