Trifolin is a chemical compound. It is the

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-galactoside. It can be found in ''

Camptotheca acuminata ''Camptotheca'' (happy tree, cancer tree, or tree of life) is a genus of medium-sized deciduous trees growing to tall, native to southern China and Tibet. The genus is usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (w ...

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Euphorbia condylocarpa ''Euphorbia condylocarpa'' is a plant species in the genus ''Euphorbia''. The plant contains the flavonol trifolin.Trifolin from Euphorbia condylocarpa. Yu. V. Roshchin, Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Volume 13, Number 4, pages 481-482, See ...

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Consolida oliveriana ''Consolida oliveriana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Consolida''. The plant is native to Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. Uses ''Consolida oliveriana'' contains the flavonol chemical compound trifolin.Cytotoxic Activities of Flavonoid Glycoside Ace ...

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Kaempferol 3-O-galactosyltransferase In enzymology, a kaempferol 3-O-galactosyltransferase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction :UDP-galactose + kaempferol \rightleftharpoons UDP + kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-galactoside Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-gal ...

is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:
UDP-galactose + kaempferol → UDP + kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-galactoside (trifolin). It can also be found in seedlings of ''

Vigna mungo ''Vigna mungo'', also known as black gram, urad bean, urid bean, mash kalai, uzhunnu parippu, ulundu paruppu, minapa pappu, uddu, or black matpe, is a bean grown in South Asia. Like its relative, the mung bean, it has been reclassified from the ...

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References

Kaempferol glycosides Flavonoid galactosides {{Aromatic-stub