Alpinumisoflavone

Alpinumisoflavone is a pyranoisoflavone, a type of isoflavone. It can be found in the bark of Rinorea welwitschii.[1] It can also be found in the molluscicide plant Millettia thonningii and is thought to be an antischistosomal agent[2] since it has been shown to kill the snails which transmit the schistosomiasis and also the larvae of the parasite itself.[3]

Alpinumisoflavone
Names
IUPAC name
5-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8,8-dimethylpyrano[3,2-g]chromen-4-one
Other names
5-hydroxy-7-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-2H-6H-benzodipyran-6-one
Identifiers
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Properties
C20H16O5
Molar mass 336.33 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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References
  1. Pyranoisoflavones from Rinorea welwitschii. M. Stewart, B. Bartholomew, F. Currie, D. K. Abbiw, Z. Latif, S. D. Sarker and R. J. Nash, Fitoterapia, Volume 71, Issue 5, 1 September 2000, Pages 595-597, doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00210-0
  2. The plant molluscicide Millettia thonningii (Leguminosae) as a topical antischistosomal agent. S. Perrett, P. J. Whitfield, L. Sanderson and A. Bartlett, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 47, Issue 1, 23 June 1995, Pages 49-54
  3. Aqueous degradation of isoflavonoids in an extract of Millettia thonningii (Leguminosae) which is larvicidal towards schistosomes. Perrett S. and Whitfield P. J., PTR. Phytotherapy, 1995, vol. 9, no6, pp. 401-404


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