Tricin

Not to be confused with Tricine.
Tricin
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name
4′,5,7-Trihydroxy-3′,5′-dimethoxyflavone
Systematic IUPAC name
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names
Tricetin 3′,5′-dimethyl ether
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C17H14O7/c1-22-14-3-8(4-15(23-2)17(14)21)12-7-11(20)16-10(19)5-9(18)6-13(16)24-12/h3-7,18-19,21H,1-2H3 ☒N
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  • COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O
Properties
C17H14O7
Molar mass 330.29 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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Tricin is a chemical compound. It is an O-methylated flavone, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in rice bran[1] and sugarcane.[2]

  1. ^ The rice bran constituent tricin potently inhibits cyclooxygenase enzymes and interferes with intestinal carcinogenesis in ApcMin mice
  2. ^ Alves, VG; Souza, AG; Chiavelli, LU; Ruiz, AL; Carvalho, JE; Pomini, AM; Silva, CC (2016). "Phenolic compounds and anticancer activity of commercial sugarcane cultivated in Brazil". An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc. 88 (3): 1201–9. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201620150349. PMID 27598841.