Maritimein Explained

Maritimein is an aurone, a type of natural phenol.[1] It is the 6-glucoside of maritimetin. It can be found in Coreopsis maritima.[2] It is an anthochlor pigment, a kind of yellow pigment.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://metabolomics.jp/wiki/FL1A3CGS0001 Maritimein on metabolomics.jp
  2. 10.1021/ja01585a033 . Anthochlor Pigments. XII. Maritimein and Marein . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 78 . 4 . 829–832 . 1956 . Harborne . J. B. . Geissman . T. A. .
  3. http://botanydictionary.org/anthochlor-pigments.html Anthochlor pigment on botanydictionary.org