Chemical structures of xanthyletin (top) and seselin
Pyranocoumarins are a class of chemical compounds that have a core structure that consists of a pyran ring fused to a coumarin. As phytochemicals, pyranocoumarins are uncommon and found mainly the plant families Apiaceae and Rutaceae.[1] For example, Citrus sinensis and Citrus limonia are sources of xanthyletin and seselin.[2]
In the biosyntheses of pyranocoumarins, the pyran ring is formed via the methylerythritol phosphate pathway and the coumarin is derived from the shikimate pathway.[2]
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[edit]- ^ Khandy, Maria T.; Sofronova, Anastasia K.; Gorpenchenko, Tatiana Y.; Chirikova, Nadezhda K. (2022). "Plant Pyranocoumarins: Description, Biosynthesis, Application". Plants. 11 (22): 3135. doi:10.3390/plants11223135. PMC 9693251. PMID 36432864.
- ^ a b Amaral, Jéssica C.; Da Silva, Michelli M.; Da Silva, M. Fátima G. F.; Alves, Thayana C.; Ferreira, A. Gilberto; Forim, Moacir R.; Fernandes, João B.; Pina, Edieidia S.; Lopes, Adriana A.; Pereira, Ana M. S.; Novelli, Valdenice M. (2020). "Advances in the Biosynthesis of Pyranocoumarins: Isolation and 13C-Incorporation Analysis by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Ultraviolet–Solid-Phase Extraction–Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Data". Journal of Natural Products. 83 (5): 1409–1415. doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00607. PMID 32372647. S2CID 218519965.
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