Iridin

• Irigenin - 7-O- β -glucopyranoside
• 7 - ( Glucosyloxy ) -3 ',5 -dihydroxy- 4', 5 ',6- trimethoxyisoflavon

Colorless needles

Fixed

208 ° C

Soluble in water and alcohol

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Iridin is a glucoside of Irigenin. Iridin and its aglycone Irigenin among the isoflavones and come together in the roots of Iris species ( iris Florentine, Iris germanica, Iris pallida ) and Belamcanda chinensis ago.

Chemistry and Properties

Iridin forms fine, white, melting at 208 ° C needles, which dissolve readily in water and ethanol. It is chemically a glycoside with the flavone derivative Irigenin as aglycone to which glucose is O- glycosidically linked. The name Iridin should not be confused with the natural product group of iridoids because their biosynthesis is different.

Other names

As Iridin a soft resin from the alcoholic extract of Iris versicolor and a protamine from the sperm of rainbow trout is called.