Vitexin is an apigenin flavone glucoside, a chemical compound found in the passion flower, Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree or chasteberry), in the Phyllostachys nigra bamboo leaves, in the pearl millet (Pennisetum millet), and in hawthorn.
Metabolism Vitexin beta-glucosyltransferase is an enzyme characterised from Silene alba that converts vitexin to its 2"-O-β-D-glucoside (flavosativaside) using UDP-glucose as the source of the added glucose unit.
Properties Goitrogenicity of millet flavones : vitexin inhibits thyroid peroxidase thus contributing to goiter.
See also Isovitexin (or homovitexin, saponaretin) is the apigenin-6-C-glucoside. Orientin, the 3'-OH derivative
References
External links Vitexin on RDchemicals.com