Matricin

Matricin is a sesquiterpene. It can be extracted from flower of chamomille (Matricaria chamomilla).[1] Matricin is colorless.

Matricin
Names
IUPAC name
(11S)-4-Hydroxy-12-oxo-6α,12-epoxyguaia-1(10),2-dien-8α-yl acetate
Systematic IUPAC name
(3S,3aR,4S,9R,9aS,9bS)-9-Hydroxy-3,6,9-trimethyl-2-oxo-2,3,3a,4,5,9,9a,9b-octahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl acetate
Other names
Proazulene; Prochamazulene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.044.881
EC Number
  • 249-384-3
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C17H22O5/c1-8-7-12(21-10(3)18)13-9(2)16(19)22-15(13)14-11(8)5-6-17(14,4)20/h5-6,9,12-15,20H,7H2,1-4H3/t9-,12-,13+,14-,15-,17+/m0/s1
    Key: SYTRJRUSWMMZLV-VQGWEXQJSA-N
  • C[C@H]1[C@@H]2[C@H](CC(=C3C=C[C@@]([C@@H]3[C@H]2OC1=O)(C)O)C)OC(=O)C
Properties
C17H22O5
Molar mass 306.358 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

Chamazulene, a blue-violet derivative of azulene, found in a variety of plants including in chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is biosynthesized from matricin.

References

  1. Ramadan M, Goeters S, Watzer B, Krause E, Lohmann K, Bauer R, Hempel B, Imming P (2006). "Chamazulene carboxylic acid and matricin: a natural profen and its natural prodrug, identified through similarity to synthetic drug substances". J Nat Prod. 69 (7): 1041–1045. doi:10.1021/np0601556. PMID 16872141.


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