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Preferred IUPAC name 7-Hydroxy-6-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one | |
Other names 7-Hydroxy-6-methoxy-2H-chromen-2-one 7-Hydroxy-6-methoxychromen-2-one Gelseminic acid Chrysatropic acid Scopoletine 6-Methylesculetin Murrayetin Scopoletol Escopoletin Methylesculetin 6-O-Methylesculetin Esculetin-6-methyl ether 7-Hydroxy-5-methoxycoumarin 6-Methoxyumbelliferone | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.975 |
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Properties | |
C10H8O4 | |
Molar mass | 192.16 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Scopoletin is a coumarin found in the root of plants in the genus Scopolia such as Scopolia carniolica and Scopolia japonica , in chicory, in Artemisia scoparia , in the roots and leaves of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), in the passion flower, in Brunfelsia , in Viburnum prunifolium , in Solanum nigrum , [1] in Datura metel , [2] in Mallotus resinosus , [3] and in Kleinhovia hospita . It can also be found in fenugreek, [4] vinegar, [5] [4] some whiskies and in dandelion coffee. A similar coumarin is scoparone. Scopoletin is highly fluorescent when dissolved in DMSO or water and is regularly used as a fluorimetric assay for the detection of hydrogen peroxide in conjunction with horseradish peroxidase. When oxidized, its fluorescence is strongly suppressed.
Like most phenylpropanoids, the biosynthetic precursor to scopoletin acid is 4-coumaroyl-CoA. [6] Scopoletin is derived from 1,2-benzopyrones [7] which is the core structure of coumarins formed through hydroxylation of cinnamates, trans/cis isomerization of the side chain, and lactonization. [8] And CYP98A (C3’H) are enzymes belonging to the cytochrome P450 family that catalyze the meta-hydroxylation of p-coumarate derivatives, an important step in the phenylpropanoid pathway. [9] For scopoletin, most of biosynthetic investigations are based on Arabidopsis thaliana .
Scopolin is a glucoside of scopoletin formed by the action of the enzyme scopoletin glucosyltransferase.
It was usually used for rheumatic arthritis therapy in traditional Chinese medicine.[ citation needed ]