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vitexin
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Vitexin is an apigenin flavone glucoside, a chemical compound found in the passion flower, Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree or chasteberry), in the Phyllostachys nigra bamboo leaves, in the pearl millet (Pennisetum millet), and in Hawthorn.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C21H20O10
- Molecular weight
- 432.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-one
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O)O)O
- InChIKey
- SGEWCQFRYRRZDC-VPRICQMDSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 177 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 7
- H-bond acceptors
- 10
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 432.105647
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- found in taxon
- Rumex maderensis
- chemical formula
- C₂₁H₂₀O₁₀
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O
- isomeric SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O)O)O
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- Vitexin
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Metabolism
- See also
- References
- External links
Vitexin is an apigenin flavone glucoside, a chemical compound found in the passion flower, Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree or chasteberry), in the Phyllostachys nigra bamboo leaves, in the pearl millet (Pennisetum millet), and in Hawthorn.
== Metabolism == Goitrogenicity of millet flavones : Vitexin inhibits thyroid peroxidase thus contributing to goiter. Vitexin beta-glucosyltransferase Vitexin 2"-O-rhamnoside 7-O-methyltransferase
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