lespeflorin A3

Term ID

CHEBI:66560

Synonyms

• (2S)-7-hydroxy-2',2'-dimethyl-6,8-bis(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-2,3-dihydro-2'H,4H-2,6'-bichromen-4-one

Definition

A monohydroxyflavanone that is flavanone substituted with a hydroxy group at position 7, prenyl groups at positions 6 and 8 and a 6,6-dimethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran ring fused across positions 3' and 4'. Isolated from the roots of Lespedeza floribunda, it acts as a melanin synthesis inhibitor.

References

• PMID:19132934
• Reaxys:19089533

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )