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Quercinol

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Quercinol
Names
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-Methoxy-2-methylchromen-6-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • C[C@]1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=CC(=C2)O)OC
Properties
C11H12O3
Molar mass 192.214 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Quercinol (a chromene derivative), isolated from the mushroom Daedalea quercina, has in vitro anti-inflammatory activity, and inhibits the enzymes cyclooxygenase 2, xanthine oxidase, and horseradish peroxidase.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gebhardt P, Dornberger K, Gollmick FA, Gräfe U, Härtl A, Görls H, Schlegel B, Hertweck C (May 2007). "Quercinol, an anti-inflammatory chromene from the wood-rotting fungus Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)". Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 17 (9): 2558–60. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.02.008. PMID 17346963.