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IUPAC name
3′,7-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxyisoflavone
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Systematic IUPAC name
7-Hydroxy-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | |
Other names
7,3′-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxyisoflavone
3′-Hydroxyformononetin | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.222.904 |
PubChem
CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
C16H12O5 | |
Molar mass | 284.267 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Calycosin is an O-methylated isoflavone. It can be isolated from Astragalus membranaceus Bge. var. mongholicus [1] and Trifolium pratense L. (red clover). [2]
Isoflavone 3′-hydroxylase uses formononetin, NADPH, H+ and O2 to produce calycosin, NADP+ and H2O.