piceatannol
Piceatannol is the organic compound with the formula . It can be classified as a stilbenoid, a phenol, and a polyphenol. It is a white solid, although samples often are yellow owing to impurities. The chemical structure of piceatannol was established as being an analog of resveratrol.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H12O4
- Molecular weight
- 244.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-[(E)-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene-1,2-diol
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- Biochemistry
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Piceatannol is the organic compound with the formula . It can be classified as a stilbenoid, a phenol, and a polyphenol. It is a white solid, although samples often are yellow owing to impurities. The chemical structure of piceatannol was established as being an analog of resveratrol.
== Natural occurrences == Piceatannol and its glucoside, astringin, are found in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal roots of Norway spruces (Picea abies). It can also be found in the seeds of the palm Aiphanes horrida and in Gnetum cleistostachyum. Passion fruit seeds are rich in piceatannol and scirpusin B (dimer of piceatannol).