Isorhamnetin

• 3,5,7 -trihydroxy- 2-(4 -hydroxy-3 -methoxyphenyl) chromen- 4 -one (IUPAC)
• 3-methyl quercetin

Off-white odorless solid

Fixed

Approximately 305 ° C

• Partially soluble in water
• Soluble in acetone, methanol, ethyl acetate and DMSO

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Isorhamnetin is a plant secondary metabolite, which belongs to the group of flavonoids.

Occurrence

Glycosides of this substance with varying sugar component can be found in pears, almonds or rose apple in different plants and flowers pipes. Evidence were also made in pollen of pumpkins and corn. In the plant, Broadleaf Cattail, which is used in Asian folk medicine, the substance was one of the established connections. Evidence in the New Zealand plant Carmichaelia is the worldwide occurrence of this substance.

Biosynthesis

Quercetin is methylated by a methyltransferase. The methyl group is delivered by S- adenosylmethionine.

Metabolism

After eating the fruit, the substance was detected in the blood plasma. Glycosidases cleave in the liver from the sugar component and the substance is then excreted in the urine.