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IUPAC name 2-(β-D-Glucopyranosyl)-1,3,6,7-tetrahydroxy-9H-xanthen-9-one | |
Systematic IUPAC name 1,3,6,7-Tetrahydroxy-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-9H-xanthen-9-one | |
Other names (1S)-1,5-Anhydro-1-(1,3,6,7-tetrahydroxy-9-oxo-9H-xanthen-2-yl)-D-glucitol | |
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3D model (JSmol) | |
ChEBI | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.153.319 |
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Properties | |
C19H18O11 | |
Molar mass | 422.342 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Mangiferin is a glucosylxanthone (xanthonoid). This molecule is a glucoside of norathyriol.
Mangiferin was first isolated from the leaves and bark of Mangifera indica (the mango tree). [1] It can also be extracted from mango peels and kernels, [2] [3] Iris unguicularis , [4] Anemarrhena asphodeloides rhizomes [5] and Bombax ceiba leaves. [6] It is also found in the genera Salacia and Cyclopia , as well as in coffee leaves and some species of Crocus .
Among the group of Asplenium hybrids known as the "Appalachian Asplenium complex", mangiferin and isomangiferin are produced only by Asplenium montanum and its hybrid descendants. The distinctive gold-orange fluorescence of these compounds under ultraviolet light has been used to aid in the chromatographic identification of hybrid Aspleniums. [7]
Preliminary research is conducted on the potential biological properties of mangiferin, [8] although there were no confirmed anti-disease effects or prescription drugs approved, as of 2019. [9]