Myricitrin

Myricitrin is a plant compound, the 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside of myricetin.[1]

Myricitrin
Myricitrin structure
Names
IUPAC name
3′,4′,5,5′,7-Pentahydroxy-3-(α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)flavone
Systematic IUPAC name
5,7-Dihydroxy-3-{[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names
Myricitroside
Myricitrine
Myricetrin
Myricetol 3-rhamnoside
Myricetin 3-O-rhamnoside
Myricetin 3-rhamnoside
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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KEGG
UNII
  • CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
C21H20O12
Molar mass464.37 g/mol
Density1.882 g/mL
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Occurrences

It can be isolated from the root bark of Myrica cerifera (Bayberry, a small tree native to North America), in Myrica esculenta, in Nymphaea lotus[2] and N. odorata, in Chrysobalanus icaco[3] and in Polygonum aviculare.[4]

Myricitrin is used by several beetle species in their communication system.[5] These include Plagioderma versicolora, Agelastica coerulea, Atrachya menetrisi, Altica nipponica, Altica oleracea, Gastrolina depressa.

Health effect

Myricitrin is a nitric oxide and protein kinase C inhibitor and exhibits antipsychotic-like and anxiolytic-like effects in animal models of psychosis and anxiety respectively.[6]

References