Daphnoretin is a

protein kinase C In cell biology, protein kinase C, commonly abbreviated to PKC (EC 2.7.11.13), is a family of protein kinase enzymes that are involved in controlling the function of other proteins through the phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of serine and t ...

activator isolated from ''

Wikstroemia indica ''Wikstroemia indica'', also known as tie bush, Indian stringbush, bootlace bush, or small-leaf salago () is a small shrub with glossy leaves, small greenish-yellow flowers and toxic red fruits. It grows in forests and on rocky, shrubby slopes i ...

'' C.A. Mey, one of the 50 fundamental herbs in

traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medicine, alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. A large share of its claims are pseudoscientific, with the majority of treatments having no robust evidence ...

. It has also been found to occur in '' Stellera chamaejasme'' - the single species in a genus closely related to ''Wikstroemia'' within the family Thymelaceae.''Medicinal Plants in Mongolia'' pub. World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific Region 2013

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