Vitexin

Vitexin is an apigenin flavone glucoside, a chemical compound found in the passion flower, Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree or chasteberry), in the Phyllostachys nigra bamboo leaves,[1] in the pearl millet (Pennisetum millet),[2] and in Hawthorn.[3]

Vitexin
Names
IUPAC name
8-(β-D-Glucopyranosyl)-4′,5,7-trihydroxyflavone
Systematic IUPAC name
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names
Identifiers
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ECHA InfoCard 100.020.876
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  • InChI=1S/C21H20O10/c22-7-14-17(27)18(28)19(29)21(31-14)16-11(25)5-10(24)15-12(26)6-13(30-20(15)16)8-1-3-9(23)4-2-8/h1-6,14,17-19,21-25,27-29H,7H2/t14-,17-,18+,19-,21+/m1/s1 checkY
    Key: SGEWCQFRYRRZDC-VPRICQMDSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C21H20O10/c22-7-14-17(27)18(28)19(29)21(31-14)16-11(25)5-10(24)15-12(26)6-13(30-20(15)16)8-1-3-9(23)4-2-8/h1-6,14,17-19,21-25,27-29H,7H2/t14-,17-,18+,19-,21+/m1/s1
    Key: SGEWCQFRYRRZDC-VPRICQMDBU
  • O=C2\C=C(/Oc1c(c(O)cc(O)c12)[C@@H]3O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]3O)CO)c4ccc(O)cc4
Properties
C21H20O10
Molar mass 432.38 g/mol
Appearance Light yellow powder
Melting point 203 to 204 °C (397 to 399 °F; 476 to 477 K)
Supplementary data page
Vitexin (data page)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Metabolism

Goitrogenicity of millet flavones : Vitexin inhibits thyroid peroxidase thus contributing to goiter.[4][5]

See also
  • Isovitexin (or homovitexin, saponaretin) is the apigenin-6-C-glucoside.
  • Orientin, the 3'-OH derivative

References
  1. Zhang, Y; Jiao, J; Liu, C; Wu, X; Zhang, Y (2007). "Isolation and purification of four flavone C-glycosides from antioxidant of bamboo leaves by macroporous resin column chromatography and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography". Food Chemistry. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.09.037. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10.
  2. J.O. AKINGBALA (1991). "Effect of Processing on Flavonoids in Millet (Pennisetum americanum) Flour" (PDF). Cereal Chem. 68 (2): 180–183. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  3. Scholz, Hildemar (1995). Gustav Hegi. Illustrierte Flora von Mitteleuropa IV(2B). Spermatophyta: Angiospermae: Dicotyledones 2(3). Rosaceae 2 (2nd ed.). Berlin: Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag. p. 431. ISBN 978-3-8263-2533-5.
  4. Gaitan, E (1990). "Goitrogens in food and water". Annual Review of Nutrition. 10: 21–39. doi:10.1146/annurev.nu.10.070190.000321. PMID 1696490.
  5. Birzer DM, Klopfenstein CF, Leipold HW (1987). "Goitre causing compounds found in pearl millet". Nutr. Rep. Int. 36: 131–141. ISSN 0029-6635.
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