laricitrin
Sign in to saveLaricitrin is an O-methylated flavonol, a type of flavonoid. It is found in red grape (absent in white grape) and in Vaccinium uliginosum (bog bilberries). It is one of the phenolic compounds present in wine.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H12O8
- Molecular weight
- 332.26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxychromen-4-one
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Laricitrin is an O-methylated flavonol, a type of flavonoid. It is found in red grape (absent in white grape) and in Vaccinium uliginosum (bog bilberries). It is one of the phenolic compounds present in wine.
==Metabolism== Laricitrin is formed from myricetin by the action of the enzyme myricetin O-methyltransferase. It is further methylated by laricitrin 5'-O-methyltransferase into syringetin.