Myricitrin
Chemical compound
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Myricitrin is a plant compound, the 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside of myricetin.[1]
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| IUPAC name
3′,4′,5,5′,7-Pentahydroxy-3-(α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)flavone | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
5,7-Dihydroxy-3-{[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | |
| Other names
Myricitroside Myricitrine Myricetrin Myricetol 3-rhamnoside Myricetin 3-O-rhamnoside Myricetin 3-rhamnoside | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.038.036 |
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| C21H20O12 | |
| Molar mass | 464.37 g/mol |
| Density | 1.882 g/mL |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Occurrences
It can be isolated from the root bark of Myrica cerifera (bayberry, a small tree native to North America), in Myrica esculenta, in Nymphaea lotus[2] and N. odorata, in Chrysobalanus icaco[3] and in Polygonum aviculare.[4]
Myricitrin is used by several beetle species in their communication system.[5] These include Plagioderma versicolora, Agelastica coerulea, Atrachya menetrisi, Altica nipponica, Altica oleracea, Gastrolina depressa.
Pharmacology
Myricitrin is a nitric oxide and protein kinase C inhibitor and exhibits antipsychotic-like and anxiolytic-like effects in animal models of psychosis and anxiety respectively.[6]