Gymnopusin

Gymnopusin
	; Chemical structure of gymnopusin
Names
	Other names 7,9-Dihydroxy-2,3,4-trimethoxyphenanthrene
Identifiers
CAS Number	113476-61-2;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	28648972;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID501031827 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C17H16O5/c1-20-14-7-9-6-13(19)16(21-2)17(22-3)15(9)11-5-4-10(18)8-12(11)14/h4-8,18-19H,1-3H3 Key: GIVSZLKTIBWYRM-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C17H16O5/c1-20-14-7-9-6-13(19)16(21-2)17(22-3)15(9)11-5-4-10(18)8-12(11)14/h4-8,18-19H,1-3H3 Key: GIVSZLKTIBWYRM-UHFFFAOYAJ;
	SMILES COC1=CC2=CC(=C(C(=C2C3=C1C=C(C=C3)O)OC)OC)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C17H16O5
Molar mass	300.310 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Gymnopusin is a phenanthrenediol produced by the orchid Bulbophyllum gymnopus.^[1] It is also found in Bulbophyllum reptans^[2] and Maxillaria densa.^[3]

References

^ Structure and synthesis of gymnopusin, a novel phenanthrenediol from the orchid Bulbophyllum gymnopus. Andrew B. Hughes and Melvyn V. Sargent, J. Chem. Soc., 1989, Perkin Trans. 1, pages 1787-1791, doi:10.1039/P19890001787
^ Kovacs, Phytochemistry, 69, (2008), 1084
^ Phytotoxicity and ultrastructural effects of gymnopusin from the orchid Maxillaria densa on duckweed (Lemna pausicostata) frond and root tissues. Valencia-Islas NA, Paul RN, Shier WT, Mata R and Abbas HK, Phytochemistry, 2002, volume 61, issue 2, pages 141-148, PMID 12169307, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00220-0