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Also known as fraxetin-8-β-D-glucopyranoside, fraxetin-8-beta-D-glucopyranoside

Fraxin is a glucoside of fraxetin. Fraxin extracted from ash bark exhibits fluorescence in aqueous solution. A blue/green luminescence can be observed by soaking ash twigs in hot water.

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370.09
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₈O₁₀
canonical SMILES
COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O
isomeric SMILES
COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)O[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O)O)O
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Fraxin is a glucoside of fraxetin. Fraxin extracted from ash bark exhibits fluorescence in aqueous solution. A blue/green luminescence can be observed by soaking ash twigs in hot water.

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