Morin (flavonol)

Morin is a yellow chemical compound that can be isolated from Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), Maclura tinctoria (old fustic), and from leaves of Psidium guajava (common guava).^[1] In a preclinical in vitro study, morin was found to be a weak inhibitor of fatty acid synthase with an IC₅₀ of 2.33 μM.^[2] Morin was also found to inhibit amyloid formation by islet amyloid polypeptide (or amylin) and disaggregate amyloid fibers.^[3]

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Morin

Names
IUPAC name 2′,3,4′,5,7-Pentahydroxyflavone
Systematic IUPAC name 2-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names Aurantica Al-Morin Morin hydrate Calico Yellow Toxylon pomiferum Bois d'arc Osage orange extract
Identifiers
CAS Number	654055-01-3
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:75092
ChEMBL	ChEMBL28626 Y
ChemSpider	4444989 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.858
IUPHAR/BPS	411
KEGG	C10105 Y
PubChem CID	5281670
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1022398
InChI InChI=1S/C15H10O7/c16-6-1-2-8(9(18)3-6)15-14(21)13(20)12-10(19)4-7(17)5-11(12)22-15/h1-5,16-19,21H Y Key: YXOLAZRVSSWPPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C15H10O7/c16-6-1-2-8(9(18)3-6)15-14(21)13(20)12-10(19)4-7(17)5-11(12)22-15/h1-5,16-19,21H Key: YXOLAZRVSSWPPT-UHFFFAOYAH
SMILES O=C1c3c(O/C(=C1/O)c2ccc(O)cc2O)cc(O)cc3O
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H10O7
Molar mass	302.238 g·mol−1
Density	1.799 g/mL
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

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Morin can be used to test for the presence of aluminium or tin in a solution, since it forms characteristically fluorescent coordination complexes with them under UV light.