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CHEBI:9371 - swertianin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:9371
ChEBI Nameswertianin
Stars
DefinitionA member of the class of xanthones that is 9H-xanthen-9-one substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 1, 2 and 8 and a methoxy group at position 6. It has been isolated from various species of the genus Swertia and has been found to exhibit antioxidant activities.
Last Modified2 October 2014
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FormulaC14H10O6
Net Charge0
Average Mass274.228
Monoisotopic Mass274.04774
SMILESCOc1cc(O)c2c(=O)c3c(O)c(O)ccc3oc2c1
InChIInChI=1S/C14H10O6/c1-19-6-4-8(16)11-10(5-6)20-9-3-2-7(15)13(17)12(9)14(11)18/h2-5,15-17H,1H3
InChIKeyBDBVOZGRVBXANN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Swertia decora (ncbitaxon:166616) - Article (Chemical studies on new xanthone from Swertia decora Zhongguo yao xue za zhi (Zhongguo yao xue hui : 1989) 36, 302-304)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Role:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
swertianin (CHEBI:9371) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
swertianin (CHEBI:9371) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
swertianin (CHEBI:9371) is a aromatic ether (CHEBI:35618)
swertianin (CHEBI:9371) is a polyphenol (CHEBI:26195)
swertianin (CHEBI:9371) is a xanthones (CHEBI:51149)
Incoming Relation(s)
2-O-methylswertianin (CHEBI:1228) has functional parent swertianin (CHEBI:9371)
IUPAC Name 
1,2,8-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-9H-xanthen-9-one
Synonyms  Source
SwertianinKEGG COMPOUND
1,2,8-Trihydroxy-6-methoxyxanthoneKEGG COMPOUND
GentiakochianinChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C10092KEGG COMPOUND
C00002974KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1351024Reaxys
CAS:20882-75-1KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:20882-75-1ChemIDplus
Citations