Rhamnetin is an
O-methylated flavonoid, a type of chemical compound.
It can be isolated from
clove
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands, or Moluccas, in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring, or Aroma compound, fragrance in fin ...
s.
The structure of the molecule was discovered by Austrian chemist
Josef Herzig (1853–1924).
Glycosides
Rhamnetin is the
aglycone
An aglycone (aglycon or genin) is the chemical compound remaining after the glycosyl group on a glycoside is replaced by a hydrogen atom. For example, the aglycone of a cardiac glycoside would be a steroid
A steroid is an organic compoun ...
of
xanthorhamnin.
References
O-methylated flavonols
Catechols
Tetrols
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