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eriodictyol

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Also known as Eriodictiol, (S)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-5,7-dihydroxy-4-benzopyrone

Eriodictyol is a bitter-masking flavanone, a flavonoid extracted from yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum), a plant native to North America. Eriodictyol is one of the four flavanones identified in this plant as having taste-modifying properties, the other three being homoeriodictyol, its sodium salt, and sterubin.

Chemical data

Formula
C15H12O6
Molecular weight
288.25 g/mol
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one
SMILES
C1[C@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O
InChIKey
SBHXYTNGIZCORC-ZDUSSCGKSA-N
XLogP
2
Polar surface area
107 Ų
H-bond donors
4
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
flavanone
Mass
288.063
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found in taxon
broad bean
chemical formula
C₁₅H₁₂O₆
Commons category
Eriodictyol
canonical SMILES
C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O
isomeric SMILES
C1[C@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O
subject has role
metabolite
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Eriodictyol is a bitter-masking flavanone, a flavonoid extracted from yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum), a plant native to North America. Eriodictyol is one of the four flavanones identified in this plant as having taste-modifying properties, the other three being homoeriodictyol, its sodium salt, and sterubin.

Eriodictyol has garnered scientific attention for its strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. Structurally similar to other flavonoids, such as hesperidin and naringenin, eriodictyol scavenges free radicals and regulates inflammatory responses.

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