Scutellarein 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 ...
that can be found in ''
Scutellaria lateriflora'' and other members of the genus ''
Scutellaria'', as well as the fern ''
Asplenium belangeri''.
Glycosides
The
scutellarin
Scutellarin is a flavone, a type of phenolic chemical compound. It can be found in the plants '' Scutellaria barbata'' and '' S. lateriflora'' which have been used in traditional medicine''.'' The determination of the structure of scutellarin took ...
(Scutellarein-7-
glucuronide) is transformed by hydrolysis into scutellarein.
References
Flavones
Pyrogallols
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