Scopolin Explained

Scopolin is a glucoside of scopoletin formed by the action of the enzyme scopoletin glucosyltransferase.^[1] It occurs in Chamaemelum nobile.^[2]

References

1. Hino F, Okazaki M and Miura Y . 1982 . Effect of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on glucosylation of scopoletin to scopolin in tobacco tissue-culture . . 69 . 810 - 813 . 10.1104/pp.69.4.810 . 16662301 . 4 . 426310.
2. Book: Hänsel . Rudolf . Pharmakognosie – Phytopharmazie . Sticher . Otto . Springer Medizin Verlag . 2010 . 978-3-642-00962-4 . 9th . 1076 . 10.1007/978-3-642-00963-1 . de.

Bibliography

• Steck. Warren. Biosynthesis of Scopolin in Tobacco. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 45. 6. 1967. 889–896. 1208-6002. 10.1139/o67-099. 6034703.
• Steck. Warren. The Biosynthetic Pathway from Caffeic Acid to Scopolin in Tobacco Leaves. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 45. 12. 1967. 1995–2003. 1208-6002. 10.1139/o67-233. 6082583.