Sappanol Explained

Sappanol is a 3,4-dihydroxyhomoisoflavan, a type of homoisoflavonoid, that can be found in Caesalpinia sappan.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Homoisoflavonoids and related compounds. II. Isolation and absolute configurations of 3,4-dihydroxylated homoisoflavans and brazilins from Caesalpinia sappan L . Michio Namikoshi, Hiroyuki Nakata, Hiroyuki Yamada, Minako Nagai and Tamotsu Saitoh . Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin . 1987 . 35 . 7 . 2761-2773 .