4',7-Dihydroxyflavone

4',7-Dihydroxyflavone

Names
IUPAC name 7-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one
Other names 7,4'-Dihydroxyflavone
Identifiers
CAS Number	2196-14-7
ChEBI	CHEBI:29503
ChemSpider	4445298
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PubChem	5282073
InChI InChI=1S/C15H10O4/c16-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)14-8-13(18)12-6-5-11(17)7-15(12)19-14/h1-8,16-17H Key: LCAWNFIFMLXZPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C15H10O4/c16-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)14-8-13(18)12-6-5-11(17)7-15(12)19-14/h1-8,16-17H Key: LCAWNFIFMLXZPQ-UHFFFAOYAD
SMILES C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H10O4
Molar mass	254.24 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

4',7-Dihydroxyflavone is a flavone. It is found in Medicago truncatula in relation with the root nodulation symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti^[1] or in seeds of Sophora viciifolia.^[2]

Like many other flavonoids, 4',7-dihydroxyflavone has been found to possess activity at the opioid receptors.^[3] Specifically, it acts as an antagonist of the μ-opioid receptor and, with lower affinity, of the κ- and δ-opioid receptors.^[3]

See also

• Pratol (7-hydroxy-4-methoxyflavone) is the O-methylated form of the molecule.

References

1. Zhang, Juan; Subramanian, Senthil; Stacey, Gary; Yu, Oliver (2009). "Flavones and flavonols play distinct critical roles during nodulation of Medicago truncatula by Sinorhizobium meliloti". The Plant Journal 57 (1): 171–83. doi:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03676.x. PMID 18786000.
2. Wang, X; Li, J; Wei, L; Ohmiya, S (1996). "Flavone constituents in the seeds of Sophora vicii folia Hance". Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica (in Chinese) 21 (3): 165–6, 191. PMID 9206257.
3. Katavic PL, Lamb K, Navarro H, Prisinzano TE (August 2007). "Flavonoids as opioid receptor ligands: identification and preliminary structure-activity relationships". J. Nat. Prod. 70 (8): 1278–82. doi:10.1021/np070194x. PMC 2265593. PMID 17685652.