
Hesperetin
Hesperetin is a trihydroxyflavanone having the three hydroxy gropus located at the 3'-, 5- and 7-positions and an additional methoxy substituent at the 4'-position. It has a role as an antioxidant, an antineoplastic agent and a plant metabolite. It is a member of 4'-methoxyflavanones, a monomethoxyflavanone, a trihydroxyflavanone and a member of 3'-hydroxyflavanones. It is a conjugate acid of a hesperetin(1-). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one
- Molecular formula
- C16H14O6
- Molecular weight
- 302.28 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 302.07903816 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 96.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 1
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:28230
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL399121
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4022319
- PubMed:24169409
- PubMed:23108619
- PubMed:23107721
- PubMed:23107709
- PubMed:22980846
- PubMed:22980799
- PubMed:22980779
- PubMed:22967957
- PubMed:22967624
- PubMed:22883103
- PubMed:22868805
- PubMed:22841111
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