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quercetin 3-alpha-d-galactoside


Name(s) quercetin 3-alpha-d-galactoside
Scientific name(s)
Formula C21H20O12
Molecular mass 464.3763
IUPAC name 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-{[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-4h-chromen-4-one
INCHI InChI=1S/C21H20O12/c22-6-13-15(27)17(29)18(30)21(32-13)33-20-16(28)14-11(26)4-8(23)5-12(14)31-19(20)7-1-2-9(24)10(25)3-7/h1-5,13,15,17-18,21-27,29-30H,6H2
SMILE OCC1OC(OC2=C(OC3=CC(O)=CC(O)=C3C2=O)C2=CC(O)=C(O)C=C2)C(O)C(O)C1O
CAS ID 65549-68-0
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Description 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-{[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-4h-chromen-4-one is a member of the class of compounds known as flavonoid-3-o-glycosides. Flavonoid-3-o-glycosides are phenolic compounds containing a flavonoid moiety which is O-glycosidically linked to carbohydrate moiety at the C3-position. 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-{[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-4h-chromen-4-one is slightly soluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-{[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-4h-chromen-4-one can be found in a number of food items such as red raspberry, german camomile, caraway, and bilberry, which makes 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-{[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-4h-chromen-4-one a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.