Dihydromorin is a flavanonol, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in plants of the family Moraceae including Morus nigra (Black mulberry),[1] in Morus alba,[2] Maclura pomifera (Maclura aurantiaca or Osage-Orange),[2] in the jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)[3] and in Artocarpus dadah.[4]
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IUPAC name
(2R,3R)-2′,3,4′,5,7-Pentahydroxyflavan-4-one
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3R)-2-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | |
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C15H12O7 | |
Molar mass | 304.25 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dihydromorin is an inhibitor of tyrosinase.[3]
See also
edit- Norartocarpetin, the corresponding flavone
References
edit- ^ Black mulberry on naturalstandard.com
- ^ a b Dihydromorin on liberherbarum.com
- ^ a b Zheng, Zong-Ping; Chen, Sibao; Wang, Shiyun; Wang, Xia-Chang; Cheng, Ka-Wing; Wu, Jia-Jun; Yang, Dajiang; Wang, Mingfu (2009). "Chemical Components and Tyrosinase Inhibitors from the Twigs of Artocarpus heterophyllus". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 57 (15): 6649–55. doi:10.1021/jf9014685. PMID 19588925.
- ^ Su, BN; Cuendet, M; Hawthorne, ME; Kardono, LB; Riswan, S; Fong, HH; Mehta, RG; Pezzuto, JM; Kinghorn, AD (2002). "Constituents of the bark and twigs of Artocarpus dadah with cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity". Journal of Natural Products. 65 (2): 163–9. doi:10.1021/np010451c. PMID 11858749.