Phloretin

Phloretin
IUPAC name

3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)propan-1-one
Other names

Dihydronaringenin
Phloretol
Naringenin chalcone
Identifiers
CAS number 60-82-2
PubChem 4788
UNII S5J5OE47MK Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C15H14O5
Molar mass 274.26 g/mol
Exact mass 274.084124 u
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Phloretin is a dihydrochalcone, a type of natural phenols. It is the phloroglucin ester of paraoxyhydratropic acid. It can be found in apple tree leaves.[1]

Contents

Metabolism

Phloretin hydrolase uses phloretin and water to produce phloretate and phloroglucinol.

Glycosides

See also

References

  1. ^ Picinelli A.; Dapena E.; Mangas J. J. (1995). "Polyphenolic pattern in apple tree leaves in relation to scab resistance. A preliminary study". Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 43 (8): 2273–2278. doi:10.1021/jf00056a057. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=3653265. 
Dihydrochalcones and their glycosides
Dihydrochalcones:
3′,5′-dihydroxy-2′,4′,6′-trimethoxydihydrochalcone | 2′-hydroxy-3′,4′,5′,6′-tetramethoxydihydrochalcone (dihydrokanakugiol) | 2′-hydroxy-3′,4′,5′,6′-tetramethoxychalcone (kanakugiol) | 5-hydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxyflavone (alnetin) | methyl linderone | 2′,3′,4′,5′,6′-pentamethoxychalcone (pedicellin) | Phloretin | Pinocembrin chalcone
Dihydrochalcone glycosides: