Pterocarpan
Class of chemical compounds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pterocarpans are derivatives of isoflavonoids found in the family Fabaceae. It is a group of compounds which can be described as benzo-pyrano-furano-benzenes (i.e. 6H-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromene skeleton) which can be formed by coupling of the B ring to the 4-one position.[1]
2'-hydroxyisoflavone reductase is the enzyme responsible for the conversion in Cicer arietinum[2] and glyceollin synthase for the production of glyceollins, phytoalexins in soybean.[3]
Known compounds
- Bitucarpin A and B, isolated from the aerial parts of Mediterranean plants Bituminaria morisiana and Bituminaria bituminosa[4]
- Erybraedin A and B, isolated from the stems of Erythrina subumbrans[5] and C, isolated from the leaves of Bituminaria morisiana[6]
- Erythrabyssin II, erystagallin A, erythrabissin-1, and erycristagallin isolated from the stems of Erythrina subumbrans[5]
- Glycinol, glyceollidin I and II, glyceollins (glyceollin I, II, III and IV), found in the soybean (Glycine max)[7][8]
- Glycyrrhizol A, isolated from the root of the Chinese licorice plant (Glycyrrhiza uralensis)
- Maackiain, isolated from the roots of Maackia amurensis subsp. Buergeri[9]
- Medicarpin, found in Medicago truncatula
- Morisianine, isolated from the seeds of Bituminaria morisiana[10]
- Orientanol A, isolated from the wood of Erythrina orientalis[11]
- Phaseolin, found in French bean seeds[12]
- Pisatin, found in Pisum sativum[13]
- Striatine, isolated from aerial parts of Mundulea striata[14]
- Trifolirhizin, found in Sophora flavescens
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