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IUPAC name (2S)-4′,5-Dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavan-4-one | |
Systematic IUPAC name (2S)-5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | |
Other names Naringenin 7-methyl ether | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.019.073 |
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Properties | |
C16H14O5 | |
Molar mass | 286.27 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Sakuranetin is a flavan-on, the 7-methoxy derivative of naringenin, found in Polymnia fruticosa [1] and rice, where it acts as a phytoalexin against spore germination of Pyricularia oryzae . [2]
Sakuranin is the 5-O-glucoside of sakuranetin.[ citation needed ]
Naringenin 7-O-methyltransferase uses naringenin to yield sakuranetin, with S-adenosyl-methionine as the methyl donor. [3]
In compounds like 7-methoxylated flavanones like sakuranetin, demethylation followed by sulfation occur in model organism Cunninghamella elegans . [4]