Chemistry:Apterin

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Apterin
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Names
IUPAC name
(8S,9R)-8-[2-(β-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)propan-2-yl]-9-hydroxy-8,9-dihydro-2H-furo[2,3-h][1]benzopyran-2-one
Systematic IUPAC name
(8S,9R)-9-Hydroxy-8-(2-{[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}propan-2-yl)-8,9-dihydro-2H-furo[2,3-h][1]benzopyran-2-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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Properties
C20H24O10
Molar mass 424.402 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Apterin is a furanocoumarin and the glucoside of vaginol. It has been isolated from the root of plants in the family Apiaceae such as members of the genus Angelica, including the garden angelica and Zizia aptera.[1][2]

References

  1. Lemmich, John; Havelund, Svend; Thastrup, Ole (1983). "Dihydrofurocoumarin glucosides from Angelica archangelica and Angelica silvestris". Phytochemistry 22 (2): 553–5. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(83)83044-1. 
  2. Steck, Warren; Wetter, L.R. (1974). "Apterin, an unusual glucoside of Zizia aptera". Phytochemistry 13 (9): 1925–1927. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(74)85117-4.