Fraxetin is an ''O''-methylated
coumarin
Coumarin () or 2''H''-chromen-2-one is an aromatic organic chemical compound with formula . Its molecule can be described as a benzene molecule with two adjacent hydrogen atoms replaced by a lactone-like chain , forming a second six-membered h ...
. It can be found in ''
Fraxinus rhynchophylla
''Fraxinus chinensis'', the Chinese ash, is a species of flowering trees. Its leaves are used in traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China ...
''
and seeds of ''
Datura stramonium
''Datura stramonium'', known by the common names thorn apple, jimsonweed (jimson weed), devil's snare, or devil's trumpet, is a poisonous flowering plant of the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is a species belonging to the ''Datura'' genus a ...
''.
Fraxin
Fraxin is a glucoside of fraxetin.
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Coumarins
Phenol glucosides
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is a
glucoside
A glucoside is a glycoside that is derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced when a glucoside is hydrolysed by purely chemical means, or decomposed by fermentation or enzymes.
The name was o ...
of fraxetin.
References
O-methylated coumarins
Catechols
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