mangostin
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Mangostin is a natural xanthonoid, a type of organic compound isolated from various parts of the mangosteen tree (Garcinia mangostana). It is a yellow crystalline solid with a xanthone core structure.
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- Mass
- 410.173
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- chemical formula
- C₂₄H₂₆O₆
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=CCC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)O)OC)CC=C(C)C)O)C
- found in taxon
- Allanblackia gabonensis
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Mangostin is a natural xanthonoid, a type of organic compound isolated from various parts of the mangosteen tree (Garcinia mangostana). It is a yellow crystalline solid with a xanthone core structure.
==Source== The rind of partially ripe mangosteen fruit yields mangostin and also the related compound β-mangostin. Researchers conducted optimizations to increase the yield of α-mangostin extraction from the pericarp of the mangosteen and were able to achieve 9.2 g/kg DW. The rind of fully ripe fruits also contains the xanthonoids gartanin, 8-disoxygartanin, and normangostin.
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