Aureusidin
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| IUPAC name
3′,4,4′,6-Tetrahydroxyaurone
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| Systematic IUPAC name
(2Z)-2-[(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-4,6-dihydroxy-1-benzofuran-3(2H)-one | |
| Other names
(Z)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxybenzylidene)-4,6-dihydroxybenzofuran-3(2H)-one
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| Properties | |
| C15H10O6 | |
| Molar mass | 286.239 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Metabolism
Aureusidin synthase[2] is an enzyme found in Antirrhinum majus (Garden snapdragon).[3]
References
- ^ PubChem. "Aureusidin". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Nakayama, Toru; Sato, Takuya; Fukui, Yuko; Yonekura-Sakakibara, Keiko; Hayashi, Hideyuki; Tanaka, Yoshikazu; Kusumi, Takaaki; Nishino, Tokuzo (2001). "Specificity analysis and mechanism of aurone synthesis catalyzed by aureusidin synthase, a polyphenol oxidase homolog responsible for flower coloration". FEBS Letters. 499 (1–2): 107–111. doi:10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02529-7. PMID 11418122. S2CID 32673135.
- ^ "Aureusidin synthase". uniprot.org.
