Morin hydrate (Aurantica) is a flavonoid isolated from Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), Maclura tinctoria (old fustic) and from leaves of Psidium guajava (common guava). In vitro
Morin hydrate is a flavonoid isolated from Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), Maclura tinctoria (old fustic) and from leaves of Psidium guajava (common guava). Morin hydrate as an antioxidant improves the survival time of rat glomerular mesangial cells which are attacked by oxyradicals. Morin is also an effective hepatoprotector, both in cultured cells and in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. Morin hydrate is a new type of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) inhibitor, which may be used in type-2 diabetes and islet cell transplants.