Antiangiogenic activity of flavonoids from Melia azedarach.

Three flavonoid glycosides, 1 (rutin: quercetin 3-O-rutinoside), 2 (kaempferol 3-O-robinobioside) and 3 (kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside) were isolated from the subcritical water extracts of Melia azedarach leaves. Strong antiangiogenic activity of these compounds was observed in the in vivo assay using the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) from growing chick embryos.