Flavan-4-ol

Flavan-4-ol
Names
IUPAC name
2-phenylchroman-4-ol
Identifiers
PubChem 439712
Properties
C15H14O2
Molar mass 226.27 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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The flavan-4-ols (3-deoxyflavonoids) are flavone-derived alcohols and a family of flavonoids. Flavan-4-ols are colorless precursor compounds that polymerize to form red phlobaphene pigments.[1] They can be found in the sorghum.[2] Glycosides (abacopterins A, B, C and D together with triphyllin A and 6,8-dimethyl-7-hydroxy-4‘-methoxyanthocyanidin-5-O-β-d-glucopyranoside) can be isolated from a methanol extract of the rhizomes of Abacopteris penangiana.[3]

Known flavan-4-ols

Metabolism

Flavanone 4-reductase is an enzyme that uses (2S)-flavan-4-ol and NADP+ to produce (2S)-flavanone, NADPH, and H+.

Spectral data

These compounds have absorption maxima of 564 nm.[4]

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