Calycosin

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Calycosin
Chemical structure of calycosin
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CAS number 20575-57-9
PubChem 5280448
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Molecular formula C16H12O5
Molar mass 284.26 g/mol
Exact mass 284.068473 u
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Calycosin is a O-methylated isoflavone. It can be isolated from Astragalus membranaceus Bge. var. mongholicus[1] and Trifolium pratense (red clover)[2].

Biosynthesis

Isoflavone 3'-hydroxylase uses formononetin, NADPH, H+ and O2 to produce calycosin, NADP+ and H2O.

References

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  1. Preparative isolation and purification of calycosin from Astragalus membranaceus Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao by high-speed counter-current chromatography. Xiaofeng Ma, Tianyou Zhang, Yun Wei, Pengfei Tu, Yingjie Chen and Yoichiro Ito, Journal of Chromatography A, Volume 962, Issues 1-2, 12 July 2002, Pages 243-247
  2. Identification of isoflavones calycosin and pseudobaptigenin in Trifolium pratense. David R. Biggs and Geoffrey A. Lane, Phytochemistry, Volume 17, Issue 9, 1978, Pages 1683-1684