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Rhamnetin

Rhamnetin is an O-methylated flavonoid, a type of chemical compound. It can be isolated from cloves.

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Rhamnetin
Rhamnetin structure
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Names
IUPAC name
3,3′,4′,5-Tetrahydroxy-7-methoxyflavone
Systematic IUPAC name
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names
7-Methylquercetin
7-Methoxyquercetin
7-O-Methylquercetin
β-Rhamnocitrin
Quercetin 7-methyl ether
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.795
EC Number
  • 201-974-1
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C16H12O7/c1-22-8-5-11(19)13-12(6-8)23-16(15(21)14(13)20)7-2-3-9(17)10(18)4-7/h2-6,17-19,21H,1H3 ☒N
    Key: JGUZGNYPMHHYRK-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C16H12O7/c1-22-8-5-11(19)13-12(6-8)23-16(15(21)14(13)20)7-2-3-9(17)10(18)4-7/h2-6,17-19,21H,1H3
    Key: JGUZGNYPMHHYRK-UHFFFAOYAY
  • COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=C(C2=O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O
Properties
C16H12O7
Molar mass 316.26 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Rhamnetin is an O-methylated flavonoid, a type of chemical compound.12 It can be isolated from cloves.3

The structure of the molecule was discovered by Austrian chemist Josef Herzig (1853–1924).1

Glycosides

Rhamnetin is the aglycone of xanthorhamnin.4

References

References

  1. Rashid, M. I.; Fareed, M. I.; Rashid, H.; Aziz, H.; Ehsan, N.; Khalid, S.; Ghaffar, I.; Ali, R.; Gul, A.; Rehman Hakeem, Khalid (23 January 2019). "Plant and Human Health". In Ozturk, Munir; Rehman Hakeem, Khalid (eds.). Flavonoids and Their Biological Secrets. Vol. 2. pp. 579–605. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03344-6_24. PMC 7123471.
  2. Jnawali, Hum Nath; Eunjung, Lee; Jeong, Ki-Woong; Shin, Areum; Heo, Yong-Seok; Kim, Yangmee (7 January 2014). "Anti-inflammatory Activity of Rhamnetin and a Model of Its Binding to c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase 1 and p38 MAPK". Journal of Natural Products. 77 (2): 258–263. doi:10.1021/np400803n.
  3. Lutz, Joseph A.; Carter, Megan; Fields, Logan; Barron, Susan; Littleton, John M. (December 2015). "The dietary flavonoid rhamnetin inhibits both inflammation and excitotoxicity during ethanol withdrawal in rat organotypic hippocampal slice cultures". Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 39 (12): 2345–53. doi:10.1111/acer.12896. PMC 4712100. PMID 26577991.
  4. "rhamnetin: MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025". National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. 8 September 2022 [20 April 1990]. Retrieved 12 June 2025.