Synonyms
1-Indanone, 6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,5,7-trimethyl-, (-)-6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,5,7-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one; 1H-Inden-1-one, 2,3-dihydro-6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,5,7-trimethyl-6-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2,5,7-trimethyl-1-indanone
Function
Pterosin B, a indanone found in bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), is an inhibitor of salt-inducible kinase 3 (Sik3) signaling. Pterosin B prevents chondrocyte hypertrophy and osteoarthritis in mice by inhibiting Sik3.