arctigenin arctigenin arctigenin is a lignan found in certain plants of the asteraceae, including the greater burdock (arctium lappa) and saussurea heteromalla. it has shown antiviral and anticancer effects in vitro. it is the aglycone of arctiin. (−)-arctigenin names iupac name (3r,4r)-4--3- -2-tetrahydrofuranone identifiers cas number 7770-78-7 y 3d model (jsmol) interactive imageinteractive image chembl chembl435734 y chemspider 58506 y kegg c10545 y mesh arctigenin pubchem cid 64981 unii u76mr9vs6m y comptox dashboard (epa) dtxsid60998919 inchi inchi=1s/c21h24o6/c1-24-18-7-5-13(11-20(18)26-3)8-15-12-27-21(23)16(15)9-14-4-6-17(22)19(10-14)25-2/h4-7,10-11,15-16,22h,8-9,12h2,1-3h3/t15-,16+/m0/s1 ykey: nqwvsmvxkmhktf-jksujkdbsa-n yinchi=1/c21h24o6/c1-24-18-7-5-13(11-20(18)26-3)8-15-12-27-21(23)16(15)9-14-4-6-17(22)19(10-14)25-2/h4-7,10-11,15-16,22h,8-9,12h2,1-3h3/t15-,16+/m0/s1key: nqwvsmvxkmhktf-jksujkdbbb smiles coc1=c(c=c(c=c1)cc2coc(=o)c2cc3=cc(=c(c=c3)o)oc)oco=c2oc(cc1cc(oc)c(oc)cc1)2cc3ccc(o)c(oc)c3 properties chemical formula c21h24o6 molar mass 372.41166 except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). n verify (what is yn ?) infobox references the use of arctigenin has been shown to be effective in a mouse model of japanese encephalitis. it has been found to act as an agonist of adiponectin receptor 1 (adipor1).