Robinose is a
disaccharide
A disaccharide (also called a double sugar or ''biose'') is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides are joined by glycosidic linkage. Like monosaccharides, disaccharides are simple sugars soluble in water. Three common examples are sucrose, ...
composed of 6″-O-α-
rhamnopyranosyl-β-
galactopyranoside. The sugar can be found in ''
Acalypha hispida
''Acalypha hispida'', the chenille plant, is a flowering shrub which belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, the subfamily Acalyphinae, and the genus ''Acalypha''. ''Acalypha'' is the fourth largest genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, and contains m ...
''.
Robinin
Robinin is a chemical compound. It can be isolated from '' Vinca erecta'' or from the common locust ''Robinia pseudoacacia''. It is a flavone glycoside based on kaempferol
Kaempferol (3,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) is a natural flavonol, a type ...
is a
kaempferol
Kaempferol (3,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) is a natural flavonol, a type of flavonoid, found in a variety of plants and plant-derived foods including kale, beans, tea, spinach, and broccoli. Kaempferol is a yellow crystalline solid with a mel ...
-3-''O''-robinoside-7-''O''-rhamnoside.
References
Disaccharides
Deoxy sugars
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