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aesculin; esculin


Name(s) aesculin; esculin
Scientific name(s) esculin; esculoside; polychrome; (-)-esculin; bicolorin; crataegin
Formula C15H16O9
Molecular mass 340.2821
IUPAC name 7-hydroxy-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-2-one; 7-hydroxy-6-{[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2h-chromen-2-one
INCHI InChI=1S/C15H16O9/c16-5-10-12(19)13(20)14(21)15(24-10)23-9-3-6-1-2-11(18)22-8(6)4-7(9)17/h1-4,10,12-17,19-21H,5H2
SMILE OCC1OC(OC2=C(O)C=C3OC(=O)C=CC3=C2)C(O)C(O)C1O
CAS ID 531-75-9
PubChem ID 5281417
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID Not available
Description Vitamin C2 is generally considered a bioflavanoid, related to vitamin P Aesculin is a glucoside that naturally occurs in the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum). Aesculin is found in many foods, some of which are barley, mugwort, chicory, and lentils.