Prunetin
Chemical compound
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Prunetin is an O-methylated isoflavone, a type of flavonoid. It has been isolated for the first time by Finnemore in 1910 in the bark of Prunus emarginata (the Oregon cherry).[1] Prunetin isolated from pea roots can act as an attractant for Aphanomyces euteiches zoospores.[2] It is also an allosteric inhibitor of human liver aldehyde dehydrogenase.[3]
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| IUPAC name
4′,5-Dihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
5-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | |
| Other names
Prunusetin 5,4'-dihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.199 |
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| C16H12O5 | |
| Molar mass | 284.26 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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Prunetin can lower blood pressure of spontaneously hypertensive rats and relax isolated rat aortic rings through calcium channel block mechanisms in vessel smooth muscles.[4]
Glycosides
- 8-C-glucosyl prunetin, isolated from the leaves of Dalbergia hainanensis[5]

