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Orientin

Orientin is a flavone, a chemical flavonoid-like compound. It is the 8-C glucoside of luteolin.

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Names
IUPAC name
8-(β-D-Glucopyranosyl)-3′,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone
Systematic IUPAC name
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names
Lutexin, Luteolin-8-C-glucoside
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.110.907
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C21H20O11/c22-6-14-17(28)18(29)19(30)21(32-14)16-11(26)4-10(25)15-12(27)5-13(31-20(15)16)7-1-2-8(23)9(24)3-7/h1-5,14,17-19,21-26,28-30H,6H2/t14-,17-,18+,19-,21+/m1/s1
    Key: PLAPMLGJVGLZOV-VPRICQMDSA-N
  • C1(=C2C(=C(C=C1O)O)C(=O)C=C(O2)C3=CC=C(O)C(=C3)O)C4OC(CO)C(C(C4O)O)O
Properties
C21H20O11
Molar mass 448.38 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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Orientin is a flavone, a chemical flavonoid-like compound. It is the 8-C glucoside of luteolin.

Natural occurrences

Orientin is found in Adonis vernalis, in Anadenanthera colubrina and Anadenanthera peregrina, and in the Phyllostachys nigra bamboo leaves1

In food

Orientin is also reported in the passion flower,2 the Açaí palm, buckwheat sprouts,3 and in millets.4

Identification

The identification of orientin has been reported widely. Its identification using mass spectrometry is established.5

See also

See also

Isoorientin (or homoorientin) is the luteolin-6-C-glucoside.

References

References

  1. Isolation and purification of four flavone C-glycosides from antioxidant of bamboo leaves by macroporous resin column chromatography and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. Yu Zhang, Jingjing Jiao, Chengmei Liu, Xiaoqin Wu and Ying Zhang, Food Chemistry, 1 April 2008,, Volume 107, Issue 3, Pages 1326–1336, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.09.037
  2. Separation by capillary electrophoresis of C-glycosylflavonoids in Passiflora sp. extracts. E. R. Pastene, G. Bocaz, I. Peric, M. Montes, V. Silva and E. Riffo, Bol. Soc. Chil. Quím., v.45 n.3 Concepción set. 2000, doi:10.4067/S0366-16442000000300017
  3. Comparison of phenolic compositions between common and tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum) sprouts, Sun-Ju Kim, I.S.M. Zaidul, Tatsuro Suzuki, Yuji Mukasa, Naoto Hashimoto, Sigenobu Takigawa, Takahiro Noda, Chie Matsuura-Endo, Hiroaki Yamauchi, in Food Chemistry, 2008, 110, pages 814-820, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.02.050
  4. Sorghum and millet phenols and antioxydants, Linda Dykes, Lloyd W. Rooney, in Journal of Cereal Science, 2006, 44, pages 236-251, doi:10.1016/j.jcs.2006.06.007
  5. Welch, C., Zhen, J., Bassène, E., Raskin, I., Simon, J.E. and Wu, Q., 2017. Bioactive polyphenols in kinkéliba tea (Combretum micranthum) and their glucose-lowering activities. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. doi:10.1016/j.jfda.2017.05.009
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