Amurensin (flavonol) explained

Amurensin is a flavonol, a type of flavonoid. It is the tert-amyl alcohol derivative of kaempferol 7-O-glucoside. It can be found in Phellodendron amurense.^[1]

Related compounds

6"'-O-acetyl amurensin is found in the leaves of Phellodendron japonicum.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Two New Flavonoid Glycosides from the Leaves of Phellodendron amurense Ruprecht. Masao Hasegawa and Teruo Shirato, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75 (22), pages 5507–5511,
2. Constituents of Leaves of Phellodendron japonicum MAXIM. and Their Antioxidant Activity, Chih-Yang Chiu, Chia-Ying Li, Chao-Chen Chiu, Masatake Niwa, Susumu Kitanaka, Amooru Gangaiah Damu, E-Jian Lee and Tian-Shung Wu, Chem. Pharm. Bull., Vol. 53, pages 1118-1121 (2005),