Aucubin

Aucubin
Names
IUPAC name
(1S,4aR,5S,7aS)-5-Hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl β-D-glucopyranoside
Systematic IUPAC name
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-{[(1S,4aR,5S,7aS)-5-Hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl]oxy}-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
Other names
Aucubin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
50340
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.006.856 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 207-540-8
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H22O9/c16-4-6-3-8(18)7-1-2-22-14(10(6)7)24-15-13(21)12(20)11(19)9(5-17)23-15/h1-3,7-21H,4-5H2/t7-,8+,9+,10+,11+,12-,13+,14-,15-/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: RJWJHRPNHPHBRN-FKVJWERZSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C15H22O9/c16-4-6-3-8(18)7-1-2-22-14(10(6)7)24-15-13(21)12(20)11(19)9(5-17)23-15/h1-3,7-21H,4-5H2/t7-,8+,9+,10+,11+,12-,13+,14-,15-/m0/s1
    Key: RJWJHRPNHPHBRN-FKVJWERZBS
  • O2\C=C/[C@@H]1[C@@H](C(=C/[C@H]1O)\CO)[C@@H]2O[C@@H]3O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]3O)CO
Properties
C15H22O9
Molar mass 346.332 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Aucubin is an iridoid glycoside.[1] Iridoids are commonly found in plants and function as defensive compounds.[1] Iridoids decrease the growth rates of many generalist herbivores.[2]

  1. ^ a b Nieminen M; Suomi J; Van Nouhuys S (2003). "Effect of iridoid glycoside content on oviposition host plant choice and parasitim in a specialist herbivore". J. Chem. Ecol. 29 (4): 823–843. doi:10.1023/A:1022923514534. PMID 12775146. S2CID 16553547.
  2. ^ Puttick G, Bowers M (1998). "Effect of qualitative and quantitative variation in allelochemicals on a generalist insect: Iridoid glycosides and southern armyworm". J. Chem. Ecol. 14 (1): 335–351. doi:10.1007/BF01022550. PMID 24277013. S2CID 28710791.