Gastrodin

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Gastrodin
Chemical structure of gastrodin
Identifiers
CAS number 62499-27-8 YesY
PubChem 115067
ChemSpider 102977 N
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Properties
Molecular formula C13H18O7
Molar mass 286.27 g/mol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Gastrodin is a natural phenol. It is the glucoside of 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (gastrodigenin). It can be isolated from the orchids Gastrodia elata or from the rhizome of Galeola faberi.[1]

It can also be produced by biotransformation of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde by Datura tatula cell cultures.[2]

References

  1. Li, Y. M.; Zhou, Z. L.; Hong, Y. F. (1993). "(title in Chinese)" [Studies on the phenolic derivatives from Galeola faberi Rolfe]. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica (in Chinese) 28 (10): 766–771. PMID 8009989. 
  2. Gong, J.; Ma, W.; Pu, J.; Xu, S.; Zheng, S.; Xiao, C. (2006). "Production of Gastrodin Through Biotransformation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde Using Cell Suspension Cultures of Datura tatula L". Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 22 (5): 800–804. doi:10.1016/S1872-2075(06)60056-3. PMID 17037205. 
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