Nepetin
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IUPAC name
3′,4′,5,7-Tetrahydroxy-6-methoxyflavone
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Systematic IUPAC name
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | |
Other names
6-Methoxyluteolin
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C16H12O7 | |
Molar mass | 316.26 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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Nepetin is the 6-methoxy derivative of the pentahydroxyflavone 6-hydroxyluteolin, an O-methylated flavone. It can be found in Eupatorium ballotaefolium.[1]
Glycosides
[edit]Nepitrin is the 7-glucoside of nepetin.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cytotoxic activity of nepetin, a flavonoid from Eupatorium ballotaefolium HBK. Militao G. C. G., Albuquerque M. R. J. R., Pessoa O. D. L., Pessoa C., Moraes M. E. A., De Moraes M. O., Costa-Lotufo L. V., Pharmazie, 2004, vol. 59, no12, pp. 965-966". Archived from the original on 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2010-04-06.