Application

Bakuchiol has been used as a reference standard to detect its existence in Psoralea corylifolia L. (PC) using ultra-performance liquid chromatography.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bakuchiol (BAK) has various pharmacological effects such as antioxidant, antiaging, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-diabetic, cardioprotective, and estrogen-like effects. It is known to have similar efficacy but to be better-tolerated than retinol in improving photoaging. Bakuchiol displays antimicrobial activity against oral microorganisms such as Streptococcus mutans. It is also a DNA polymerase inhibitor and showed anti-tumor activity in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. Bakuchiol has displayed hepatoprotective activity against rat liver damage in both in vitro and in vivo.

General description

Bakuchiol (BAK) is a phenolic meroterpene compound extracted from the fruits and seeds of Psoralea corylifolia. It can also be found in other plants and flowers from the Leguminosae plant family.