Scopoletin
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| Scopoletin | |
|---|---|
| Chemical structure of scopoletin | |
| 7-hydroxy-6-methoxychromen-2-one | |
| Other names Gelseminic acid Chrysatropic acid Scopoletine 6-Methylesculetin Murrayetin Scopoletol Escopoletin Methylesculetin 6-O-Methylesculetin Esculetin-6-methyl ether 7-Hydroxy-5-methoxycoumarin 6-Methoxyumbelliferone | |
| style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 92-61-5 |
| PubChem | 5280460 |
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| style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C10H8O4 |
| Molar mass | 192.16 g/mol |
| Exact mass | 192.042259 u |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
| Infobox references | |
Scopoletin is a coumarin found in the root of plants in the genus Scopolia like Scopolia carniolica or Scopolia japonica, in chicory, in Artemisia scoparia, in the passion flower, in Brunfelsia, in Viburnum prunifolium or Kleinhovia hospita.
It can also be found in some whiskies or in dandelion coffee.
Glycosides
Scopolin is a glucoside of scopoletin formed by the action of the enzyme scopoletin glucosyltransferase.
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