Chrysoeriol is a
flavone
Flavone is an organic compound with the formula . A white solid, flavone is a derivative of chromone with a phenyl (Ph) substituent adjacent to the ether group. The compound is of little direct practical importance, but susbstituted derivatives, t ...
, chemically the 3'-methoxy derivative of
luteolin
Luteolin is a flavone, a type of flavonoid, with a yellow crystalline appearance.
Luteolin is the principal yellow dye compound that is obtained from the plant ''Reseda luteola'', which has been used as a source of the dye since at least the fir ...
.
Related compounds
Diosmetin
Diosmetin, also known as 5,7,3′-trihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone, is an ''O''-methylated flavone, a chemical compound that can be found in the Caucasian vetch.
It has been found to act as a weak TrkB receptor agonist.
Glycosides
Diosmetin is th ...
is one of three possible
regioisomer
In chemistry, a structural isomer (or constitutional isomer in the IUPAC nomenclature) of a compound is another compound whose molecule has the same number of atoms of each element, but with logically distinct bonds between them. The term metam ...
s of chrysoeriol.
Natural sources
Found in ''
Artemisia
Artemisia may refer to:
People
* Artemisia I of Caria (fl. 480 BC), queen of Halicarnassus under the First Persian Empire, naval commander during the second Persian invasion of Greece
* Artemisia II of Caria (died 350 BC), queen of Caria under th ...
''.
Pharmacodynamics
Vasorelaxant and hypotensive activity in vitro and in vivo in a murine model by intravenous infusion.
See also
*
Cannflavin
Cannflavins are a group of chemical compounds found in ''Cannabis sativa''. Chemically, they are prenylflavonoids and are unrelated to THC and other cannabinoids. Cannflavins A and B were first identified in the 1980s and cannflavin C was identif ...
s, prenylated derivatives of chrysoeriol
References
External links
Artemisia copa aqueous extract as vasorelaxant and hypotensive agent
O-methylated flavones
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