Lunularin
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Lunularin is a
dihydrostilbenoid Dihydrostilbenoids (bibenzyls) are natural phenols formed from the dihydrostilbene ( bibenzyl) backbone. Examples Dihydro-resveratrol is a natural phenol with a bibenzyl structure found in wine. It is also a metabolite of trans-resveratrol for ...
found in common
celery Celery (''Apium graveolens'') is a marshland plant in the family Apiaceae that has been cultivated as a vegetable since antiquity. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Depending on location and cultivar, either its stalks, ...
. It has also been found in the roots of ''
Hydrangea macrophylla ''Hydrangea macrophylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of ...
''. A lunularic acid decarboxylase has been detected from the liverwort '' Conocephalum conicum''.Lunularic acid decarboxylase from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. Robert J. Pryce and Linda Linton, Phytochemistry, November 1974, Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages 2497–2501, It converts lunularic acid into lunularin.


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