Chrysoeriol is a
flavone
Flavone is an organic compound with the formula . A white solid, flavone is a derivative of chromone with a phenyl (Ph) substituent adjacent to the ether group. The compound is of little direct practical importance, but substituted derivatives, ...
, chemically the 3'-methoxy derivative of
luteolin
Luteolin is a flavone, a type of flavonoid, with a yellow crystalline appearance.
Luteolin is the main yellow dye from the '' Reseda luteola'' plant, used for dyeing since at least the first millennium B.C. Luteolin was first isolated in pure f ...
.
Related compounds
Diosmetin
Diosmetin, also known as 5,7,3′-trihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone, is an ''O''-methylated flavone, a chemical compound that can be found in the Caucasian vetch.
It has been found to act as a weak TrkB receptor agonist.
Glycosides
Diosmetin is th ...
is one of three possible
regioisomer
In chemistry, a structural isomer (or constitutional isomer in the IUPAC nomenclature) of a compound is a compound that contains the same number and type of atoms, but with a different connectivity (i.e. arrangement of bonds) between them. The ...
s of chrysoeriol.
Natural sources
Found in ''
Artemisia''.
Pharmacodynamics
Vasorelaxant and hypotensive activity in vitro and in vivo in a murine model by intravenous infusion.
See also
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Cannflavin
Cannflavins are a group of chemical compounds found in ''Cannabis sativa''. Chemically, they are prenylflavonoids and are unrelated to THC and other cannabinoids. Cannflavins A and B were first identified in the 1980s and cannflavin C was identif ...
s, prenylated derivatives of chrysoeriol
References
External links
Artemisia copa aqueous extract as vasorelaxant and hypotensive agent
O-methylated flavones
Triols
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