Isorhapontigenin
Chemical compound
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Isorhapontigenin is a tetrahydroxylated stilbenoid with a methoxy group. It is an isomer of rhapontigenin and an analog of resveratrol.[1] It is found in the Chinese herb Gnetum cleistostachyum,[2] in Gnetum parvifolium[3] and in the seeds of the palm Aiphanes aculeata.[4]
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| Preferred IUPAC name
5-[(E)-2-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethen-1-yl]benzene-1,3-diol | |
| Other names
3,4',5-trihydroxy-3'-methoxystilbene ISO | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.230.279 |
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| C15H14O4 | |
| Molar mass | 258.27 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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An isorhapontigenin tetramer, gnetuhainin R, can be isolated from the lianas of Gnetum hainanense.[5]
Isorhapontin, the isorhapontigenin glucoside, can be found in spruce species such as the Norway spruce (Picea abies), the sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) and the white spruce (Picea glauca).[6]
