Morin (flavonol)

Morin
Skeletal formula of morin
Ball-and-stick model of the morin molecule
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
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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KEGG
  • 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 checkY
    Key: YXOLAZRVSSWPPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • 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
  • O=C1c3c(O/C(=C1/O)c2ccc(O)cc2O)cc(O)cc3O
Properties
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).
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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]

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.

  1. ^ Rattanachaikunsopon, Pongsak; Phumkhachorn, Parichat (2007). "Bacteriostatic effect of flavonoids isolated from leaves of Psidium guajava on fish pathogens". Fitoterapia. 78 (6): 434–436. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2007.03.015. PMID 17553634.
  2. ^ Tian, Wei-Xi (2006). "Inhibition of Fatty Acid Synthase by Polyphenols". Current Medicinal Chemistry. 13 (8): 967–977. doi:10.2174/092986706776361012. PMID 16611078.
  3. ^ Noor, Harris; Cao, Ping; Raleigh, Daniel P. (2012). "Morin hydrate inhibits amyloid formation by islet amyloid polypeptide and disaggregates amyloid fibers". Protein Science. 21 (3): 373–382. doi:10.1002/pro.2023. PMC 3375438. PMID 22238175.