Lunularin

Lunularin is a dihydrostilbenoid found in common celery. It has also been found in the roots of Hydrangea macrophylla.[1]

Lunularin
Names
IUPAC name
3-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
KEGG
Properties
C14H14O2
Molar mass 214.26 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

A lunularic acid decarboxylase has been detected from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum.[2] It converts lunularic acid into lunularin.

References

  1. Lunularic acid and related compounds in liverworts, algae and Hydrangea. John Gorham, Phytochemistry, 1977, Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 249–253, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86795-3
  2. Lunularic acid decarboxylase from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. Robert J. Pryce and Linda Linton, Phytochemistry, November 1974, Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages 2497–2501, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86926-5
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