Herbacetin
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Herbacetin is a flavonol, a type of flavonoid.
Rhodiolin, a flavonolignan
, is the product of the oxidative coupling of coniferyl alcohol
with the 7,8-dihydroxy grouping of herbacetin. It can be found in the rhizome of Rhodiola rosea
.
Glycoside and other related compounds
Herbacetin diglucoside can be isolated from flaxseed hulls.Rhodiolin, a flavonolignan
Flavonolignan
-Examples:Flavonolignans identified in Silybum marianum silymarin complex include silibinin, silychristin, silydianin, dehydrosilybin, deoxysilycistin, deoxysilydianin, silandrin, silybinome, silyhermin and neosilyhermin and can be produced in vitro. Silibinin is found in the roots of S...
, is the product of the oxidative coupling of coniferyl alcohol
Coniferyl alcohol
Coniferyl alcohol is an organic compound. This colourless crystalline solid is a phytochemical, one of the monolignols. It is synthethized via the phenylpropanoid biochemical pathway. When copolymerized with related aromatic compounds, coniferyl alcohol forms lignin or lignans...
with the 7,8-dihydroxy grouping of herbacetin. It can be found in the rhizome of Rhodiola rosea
Rhodiola rosea
Rhodiola rosea is a plant in the Crassulaceae family that grows in cold regions of the world. These include much of the Arctic, the mountains of Central Asia, the Rocky Mountains, and mountainous parts of Europe, such as the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathian Mountains, Scandinavia, Iceland, Great...
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