Vitexin
Vitexin is an apigenin flavone glycoside, which is found in the passion flower, bamboo leaves and pearl millet. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, an EC 3.2.1.20 (alpha-glucosidase) inhibitor and a plant metabolite. It is a C-glycosyl compound and a trihydroxyflavone. It is functionally related to an apigenin. It is a conjugate acid of a vitexin-7-olate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-one
- Molecular formula
- C21H20O10
- Molecular weight
- 432.4 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 432.10564683 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 177.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 7
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 10
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 5
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16954
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL487417
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID90190287
- PubMed:32926499
- PubMed:30365938
- PubMed:29545167
- PubMed:23074901
- PubMed:22994444
- PubMed:22980894
- PubMed:22980875
- PubMed:22953825
- PubMed:22941432
- PubMed:22920220
- PubMed:22834653
- PubMed:22715732
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