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pinocembrin

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Also known as pinocembrine, (S)-5,7-dihydroxyflavanone

Pinocembrin is a flavanone, a type of flavonoid. It is an antioxidant found in damiana, honey, fingerroot, and propolis.

Wikidata facts

Mass
256.073558864
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found in taxon
broad bean
isomeric SMILES
C1[C@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC=CC=C3
chemical formula
C₁₅H₁₂O₄
Commons category
Pinocembrin
canonical SMILES
O=C1C=2C(O)=CC(O)=CC2OC(C=3C=CC=CC3)C1
has characteristic
bitterness
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Pinocembrin is a flavanone, a type of flavonoid. It is an antioxidant found in damiana, honey, fingerroot, and propolis.

Pinocembrin can be converted biosynthetically to pinobanksin by hydroxylation.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “pinocembrin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.