Prunetin
Names
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
Identifiers
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.008.199
EC Number
KEGG
UNII
InChI=1S/C16H12O5/c1-20-11-6-13(18)15-14(7-11)21-8-12(16(15)19)9-2-4-10(17)5-3-9/h2-8,17-18H,1H3
N Key: KQMVAGISDHMXJJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
N InChI=1/C16H12O5/c1-20-11-6-13(18)15-14(7-11)21-8-12(16(15)19)9-2-4-10(17)5-3-9/h2-8,17-18H,1H3
Key: KQMVAGISDHMXJJ-UHFFFAOYAR
COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC=C(C2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O
Properties
C16 H12 O5
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).
Chemical compound
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]
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]
^ Shriner, R. L.; Hull, Clarence J. (1945). "Isoflavones. III. The Structure of Prunetin and a New Synthesis of Genistein1". The Journal of Organic Chemistry . 10 (4): 288–291. doi :10.1021/jo01180a006 .
^ Yokosawa, Ryozo; Kuninaga, Shiro; Sekizaki, Harua (1986). "Aphanomyces euteiches zoospore attractant isolated from pea root; prunetin" . Ann. Phytopath. Soc. Japan . 52 (5): 809–816. doi :10.3186/jjphytopath.52.809 .
^ Sheikh, S.; Weiner, H. (1997). "Allosteric inhibition of human liver aldehyde dehydrogenase by the isoflavone prunetin" . Biochemical Pharmacology . 53 (4): 471–478. doi :10.1016/s0006-2952(96)00837-4 . PMID 9105397 .
^ Kim, Bumjung; Jo, Cheolmin; Choi, Ho-Young; Lee, Kyungjin (2018). "Prunetin Relaxed Isolated Rat Aortic Rings by Blocking Calcium Channels" . Molecules . 23 (9): 2372. doi :10.3390/molecules23092372 . PMC 6225200 . PMID 30227625 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.