4',7-Dihydroxyflavone

4',7-Dihydroxyflavone
Chemical structure of 4',7-dihydroxyflavone.
Names
IUPAC name
7-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one
Other names
7,4'-Dihydroxyflavone
Identifiers
2196-14-7
ChEBI CHEBI:29503
ChemSpider 4445298
Jmol-3D images Image
PubChem 5282073
Properties
Molecular formula
C15H10O4
Molar mass 254.24 g·mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

4',7-Dihydroxyflavone is a flavone. It is found in Medicago truncatula in relation with the root nodulation symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti[1] or in seeds of Sophora viciifolia.[2]

Like many other flavonoids, 4',7-dihydroxyflavone has been found to possess activity at the opioid receptors.[3] Specifically, it acts as an antagonist of the μ-opioid receptor and, with lower affinity, of the κ- and δ-opioid receptors.[3]

See also

References

  1. Zhang, Juan; Subramanian, Senthil; Stacey, Gary; Yu, Oliver (2009). "Flavones and flavonols play distinct critical roles during nodulation of Medicago truncatula by Sinorhizobium meliloti". The Plant Journal 57 (1): 171–83. doi:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03676.x. PMID 18786000.
  2. Wang, X; Li, J; Wei, L; Ohmiya, S (1996). "Flavone constituents in the seeds of Sophora vicii folia Hance". Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica (in Chinese) 21 (3): 165–6, 191. PMID 9206257.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Katavic PL, Lamb K, Navarro H, Prisinzano TE (August 2007). "Flavonoids as opioid receptor ligands: identification and preliminary structure-activity relationships". J. Nat. Prod. 70 (8): 1278–82. doi:10.1021/np070194x. PMC 2265593. PMID 17685652.