Furanochromone

Furanochromone

Names
IUPAC name 5H-Furo[3,2-g]chromen-5-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	67777-61-1
ChemSpider	114232
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PubChem	128913
InChI InChI=1S/C11H6O3/c12-9-2-4-14-11-6-10-7(1-3-13-10)5-8(9)11/h1-6H Key: QBCCGEPNFFWJOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C11H6O3/c12-9-2-4-14-11-6-10-7(1-3-13-10)5-8(9)11/h1-6H Key: QBCCGEPNFFWJOU-UHFFFAOYAV
SMILES O=C\1c3c(O/C=C/1)cc2occc2c3
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H6O3
Molar mass	186.17 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

Furanochromone is a chemical compound which is a derivative of chromone (1,4-benzopyrone) and furan.^[1]

Some chemical derivatives of furanochromone show strong interaction with DNA.^[2] Furanochromones can be produced in callus cultures of Ammi visnaga^[3] or in Pimpinella monoica.^[4]

References

1. Pereira, David M.; Valentão, Patrícia; Pereira, José A.; Andrade, Paula B. (2009). "Phenolics: From Chemistry to Biology". Molecules 14 (6): 2202. doi:10.3390/molecules14062202.
2. Niccolai, Neri; Bovalini, Lucia; Martelli, Paola (1986). "The mechanisms of interaction between furanochromones and dna". Biophysical Chemistry 24 (3): 217–20. doi:10.1016/0301-4622(86)85027-X. PMID 3768467.
3. Krolicka A., Staniszewska I., Malinski E., Szafranek J. and Łojkowska E. (2003). "Stimulation of furanochromone accumulation in callus cultures of Ammi visnaga L. by addition of elicitors". Pharmazie 58 (8): 590–592. PMID 12967041.
4. D. L. Luthria and A. Banerji (1994). "Biosynthesis of furanochromones in Pimpinella monoica" (PDF). Journal of Chemical Sciences 106 (5): 1149–1156. doi:10.1007/BF02841922.