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Pterocarpan
Pterocarpans are derivatives of isoflavonoids found in the family Fabaceae. It is a group of compounds which can be described as benzo-pyrano-furano-benzenes (i.e. 6''H''- enzofuro ,2-chromene skeleton) which can be formed by coupling of the B ring to the 4-one position. 2'-hydroxyisoflavone reductase is the enzyme responsible for the conversion in ''Cicer arietinum'' and glyceollin synthase for the production of glyceollins, phytoalexins in soybean. Known compounds * Bitucarpin A and B, isolated from the aerial parts of Mediterranean plants ''Bituminaria morisiana'' and ''Bituminaria bituminosa'' * Erybraedin A and B, isolated from the stems of ''Erythrina subumbrans'' and C, isolated from the leaves of ''Bituminaria morisiana'' * Erythrabyssin II, erystagallin A, erythrabissin-1, and erycristagallin isolated from the stems of ''Erythrina subumbrans'' * Glycinol, glyceollidin I and II, glyceollins (glyceollin I, II, III and IV), found in the soybean (''Glycin ...
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Pterocarpan
Pterocarpans are derivatives of isoflavonoids found in the family Fabaceae. It is a group of compounds which can be described as benzo-pyrano-furano-benzenes (i.e. 6''H''- enzofuro ,2-chromene skeleton) which can be formed by coupling of the B ring to the 4-one position. 2'-hydroxyisoflavone reductase is the enzyme responsible for the conversion in ''Cicer arietinum'' and glyceollin synthase for the production of glyceollins, phytoalexins in soybean. Known compounds * Bitucarpin A and B, isolated from the aerial parts of Mediterranean plants ''Bituminaria morisiana'' and ''Bituminaria bituminosa'' * Erybraedin A and B, isolated from the stems of ''Erythrina subumbrans'' and C, isolated from the leaves of ''Bituminaria morisiana'' * Erythrabyssin II, erystagallin A, erythrabissin-1, and erycristagallin isolated from the stems of ''Erythrina subumbrans'' * Glycinol, glyceollidin I and II, glyceollins (glyceollin I, II, III and IV), found in the soybean (''Glycin ...
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Glyceollin
Glyceollins are a family of prenylated pterocarpans found in ineffective types of nodule in soybean in response to symbiotic infection. It possesses two chiral centers and can be asymmetrically synthesized chemically at a gram level scale. Molecules found in the family are : * Glyceollin I * Glyceollin II * Glyceollin III * Glyceollin IV Effects They are phytoalexins with an antiestrogenic activity.Glyceollins, a Novel Class of Antiestrogenic Phytoalexins. Syreeta L. Tilghman, Stephen M. Boué and Matthew E. Burow, Mol Cell Pharmacol 2010;2(4), pp. 155-160, Lygin ''et al.'' 2013 finds antifungal activity against ''Phytophthora sojae'' and ''Macrophomina phaseolina'', and Kim ''et al.'' 2010 against ''Aspergillus sojae''. Kaplan ''et al.'' 1980 finds nematicidal activity against ''Meloidogyne incognita''. Parniske ''et al.'' 1991 finds an antibacterial effect. Glyceollin is a vital part of soybean immunity. Metabolism Lygin ''et al.'' 2013 find that daidzein is a precursor. . ...
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Glycinol (pterocarpan)
Glycinol is a pterocarpan, a type of natural phenol. It is a phytoalexin found in the soybean (''Glycine max''). It is formed by the cyclisation of daidzein. More recent literature supports that glycinol has potent phytoestrogenic activity. The so-called osteogenesis that is causes is postulated to be a preventative factor for osteoporosis. It can be synthethised chemically and possesses two chiral centers. Glycinol is the direct precursor of glyceollins through the action of a prenyltransferase. Experiments show that the 6a oxygen of glycinol is derived from molecular oxygen There are several known allotropes of oxygen. The most familiar is molecular oxygen (O2), present at significant levels in Earth's atmosphere and also known as dioxygen or triplet oxygen. Another is the highly reactive ozone (O3). Others are: *A .... References Pterocarpans Phytoalexins {{aromatic-stub ...
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Glyceollin III
Glyceollin III is a glyceollin, a type of pterocarpan, found in the soybean (''Glycine max''). It has an antiestrogenic effect. In soil, it has an antifungal activity against ''Aspergillus sojae ''Aspergillus sojae'' is a species of fungus in the genus ''Aspergillus''. In Japan, it is used to make the ferment ( ''kōji'') of soy sauce, miso, mirin, and other lacto-fermented condiments such as ''tsukemono''. Soy sauce condiment is produ ...''.Antifungal Activity of Glyceollins Isolated from Soybean Elicited with Aspergillus sojae. Hyo Jung Kim, Hwa-Jin Suh, Choong Hwan Lee, Jeong Hwan Kim, Sun Chul Kang, Sunmin Park and Jong-Sang Kim, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2010, 58 (17), pp. 9483–9487, References Antiestrogens Pterocarpans {{aromatic-stub ...
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Glyceollin I
Glyceollin I is a glyceollin, a type of prenylated pterocarpan. It is a phytoalexin found in the soybean. Glyceollin synthase is an enzyme responsible for the production of glyceollin. The five substrates of this enzyme are 2-dimethylallyl-(6aS,11aS)-3,6a,9-trihydroxypterocarpan, 4-dimethylallyl-(6aS,11aS)-3,6a,9-trihydroxypterocarpan, NADPH, H+, and O2, whereas its three products are glyceollin, NADP+, and H2O. In in vitro studies, this molecule has been shown to exhibit antiestrogenic Antiestrogens, also known as estrogen antagonists or estrogen blockers, are a class of drugs which prevent estrogens like estradiol from mediating their biological effects in the body. They act by blocking the estrogen receptor (ER) and/or inh ... properties. References Antiestrogens Pterocarpans Phytoalexins {{aromatic-stub ...
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Medicarpin Structure
Medicarpin is a pterocarpan, a derivative of isoflavonoids. Natural occurrences Medicarpin is found in ''Medicago truncatula'' and ''Swartzia madagascariensis''. It can also be found in ''Maackia amurensis'' cell cultures. The root nodule formation by ''Sinorhizobium meliloti'' is apparently dependent on the flavonoids pathway. Metabolism Pterocarpin synthase has 3 substrates : medicarpin, NADP+ and H2O, and 3 products : vestitone, NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, abbreviated NADP or, in older notation, TPN (triphosphopyridine nucleotide), is a cofactor used in anabolic reactions, such as the Calvin cycle and lipid and nucleic acid syntheses, which require NAD ... and H+. References Pterocarpans {{aromatic-stub ...
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Glyceollin II
Glyceollins are a family of prenylated pterocarpans found in ineffective types of nodule in soybean in response to symbiotic infection. It possesses two chiral centers and can be asymmetrically synthesized chemically at a gram level scale. Molecules found in the family are : * Glyceollin I * Glyceollin II * Glyceollin III * Glyceollin IV Effects They are phytoalexins with an antiestrogenic activity.Glyceollins, a Novel Class of Antiestrogenic Phytoalexins. Syreeta L. Tilghman, Stephen M. Boué and Matthew E. Burow, Mol Cell Pharmacol 2010;2(4), pp. 155-160, Lygin ''et al.'' 2013 finds antifungal activity against ''Phytophthora sojae'' and ''Macrophomina phaseolina'', and Kim ''et al.'' 2010 against ''Aspergillus sojae''. Kaplan ''et al.'' 1980 finds nematicidal activity against ''Meloidogyne incognita''. Parniske ''et al.'' 1991 finds an antibacterial effect. Glyceollin is a vital part of soybean immunity. Metabolism Lygin ''et al.'' 2013 find that daidzein is a precursor. . ...
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Glyceollin IV
Glyceollins are a family of prenylated pterocarpans found in ineffective types of nodule in soybean in response to symbiotic infection. It possesses two chiral centers and can be asymmetrically synthesized chemically at a gram level scale. Molecules found in the family are : * Glyceollin I * Glyceollin II * Glyceollin III * Glyceollin IV Effects They are phytoalexins with an antiestrogenic activity.Glyceollins, a Novel Class of Antiestrogenic Phytoalexins. Syreeta L. Tilghman, Stephen M. Boué and Matthew E. Burow, Mol Cell Pharmacol 2010;2(4), pp. 155-160, Lygin ''et al.'' 2013 finds antifungal activity against ''Phytophthora sojae'' and ''Macrophomina phaseolina'', and Kim ''et al.'' 2010 against ''Aspergillus sojae''. Kaplan ''et al.'' 1980 finds nematicidal activity against ''Meloidogyne incognita''. Parniske ''et al.'' 1991 finds an antibacterial effect. Glyceollin is a vital part of soybean immunity. Metabolism Lygin ''et al.'' 2013 find that daidzein is a precursor. . ...
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Glycyrrhizol A
Glycyrrhizol A is a prenylated pterocarpan and an isoflavonoid derivative. It is a compound isolated from the root of the Chinese licorice plant (''Glycyrrhiza uralensis''). It may has ''in vitro'' antibacterial properties. In one study, the strongest antibacterial activity was observed against ''Streptococcus mutans ''Streptococcus mutans'' is a facultatively anaerobic, gram-positive coccus (round bacterium) commonly found in the human oral cavity and is a significant contributor to tooth decay. It is part of the " streptococci" (plural, non-italic lowercase ...'', an organism known to cause tooth decay in humans. References Pterocarpans Antibiotics Phenols {{aromatic-stub ...
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Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.
Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published: ....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill. Vicia L.; ... When the Papilionaceae are regarded as a family distinct from the remainder of the Leguminosae, the name Papilionaceae is conserved against Leguminosae." English pronunciations are as follows: , and .
commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and agriculturally important of

Bituminaria Morisiana
''Bituminaria morisiana'' is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus ''Bituminaria''. Leaf, trifoliate with 3 linear, lanceolate, tomentose leaflets. White flowers in globose flowerheads. Fruit a tomentose legume. Flowers May–July. It is endemic to Sardinia where it is restricted to high mountain areas, such as Monte Albo and Monte Corrasi. The pterocarpan Pterocarpans are derivatives of isoflavonoids found in the family Fabaceae. It is a group of compounds which can be described as benzo-pyrano-furano-benzenes (i.e. 6''H''- enzofuro ,2-chromene skeleton) which can be formed by coupling of the B rin ...s bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of ''B. morisiana'', erybraedin C from the leaves and morisianine is isolated from the seeds.A pterocarpan from the seeds of Bituminaria morisiana. Marco Leonti, Laura Casu, Jurg Gertsch, Leonardo Bonsignore, Costantino Floris, Mariano Casu and Filippo Cottiglia, J Nat Med (2010) 64:354–357, See also ...
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Bituminaria Bituminosa
''Bituminaria bituminosa'', the Arabian pea or pitch trefoil, is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus ''Bituminaria''. The pterocarpans bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of ''B. bituminosa''. It has several potential uses: (i) forage crop, (ii) Phytostabilization of heavy metal contaminated or degraded soils, (iii) Synthesis of furanocoumarins (psoralen, angelicin, xanthotoxin and bergapten), compounds of broad pharmaceutical interest. It is easily recognizable by the characteristic smell of bitumen from its leaves. This strong tar-like characteristic aroma appears to be the result of a combination of several substances such as phenolics, sulphurated compounds, sesquiterpenes and probably short-chain hydrocarbon. Total polyphenols content was < 2% and the s was <0.8% in a dry weight basis.
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