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Aureusidin

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Aureusidin
Names
IUPAC name
3′,4,4′,6-Tetrahydroxyaurone
Systematic IUPAC name
(2Z)-2-[(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-4,6-dihydroxy-1-benzofuran-3(2H)-one
Other names
(Z)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxybenzylidene)-4,6-dihydroxybenzofuran-3(2H)-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H10O6/c16-8-5-11(19)14-12(6-8)21-13(15(14)20)4-7-1-2-9(17)10(18)3-7/h1-6,16-19H/b13-4- checkY
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  • InChI=1/C15H10O6/c16-8-5-11(19)14-12(6-8)21-13(15(14)20)4-7-1-2-9(17)10(18)3-7/h1-6,16-19H/b13-4-
    Key: WBEFUVAYFSOUEA-PQMHYQBVBG
  • C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=C2C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O
Properties
C15H10O6
Molar mass 286.239 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Aureusidin is an aurone, a type of flavonoid.

Metabolism

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Aureusidin synthase[1] is an enzyme found in Antirrhinum majus (Garden snapdragon).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nakayama, Toru; Sato, Takuya; Fukui, Yuko; Yonekura-Sakakibara, Keiko; Hayashi, Hideyuki; Tanaka, Yoshikazu; Kusumi, Takaaki; Nishino, Tokuzo (2001). "Specificity analysis and mechanism of aurone synthesis catalyzed by aureusidin synthase, a polyphenol oxidase homolog responsible for flower coloration". FEBS Letters. 499 (1–2): 107–111. doi:10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02529-7. PMID 11418122. S2CID 32673135.
  2. ^ "Aureusidin synthase". uniprot.org.


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