
Formononetin
Formononetin is a member of the class of 7-hydroxyisoflavones that is 7-hydroxyisoflavone substituted by a methoxy group at position 4'. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a phytoestrogen. It is a member of 4'-methoxyisoflavones and a member of 7-hydroxyisoflavones. It is functionally related to a daidzein. It is a conjugate acid of a formononetin(1-). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 7-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one
- Molecular formula
- C16H12O4
- Molecular weight
- 268.26 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 268.07355886 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 55.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:18088
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL242341
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4022311
- PubMed:39855309
- PubMed:37944786
- PubMed:37793997
- PubMed:37348668
- PubMed:37269934
- PubMed:35315182
- PubMed:34217736
- PubMed:34077701
- PubMed:28985473
- PubMed:28414026
- PubMed:27996361
- PubMed:27492224
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