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| IUPAC name 4-furan-3-yl]-2-methoxyphenol | |
| Other names (+)-Pinoresinol | |
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| Chemical formula | C20H22O6 |
| Molar mass | 358.38 g/mol |
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Pinoresinol is a lignan found in Styrax sp. or in Forsythia suspensa. It is also found in the caterpillar of the cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae where it serves as a defence against ants.
References
- Pastrorova et al. (1997)
- On the stereoselective synthesis of (+)-pinoresinol in Forsythia suspensa from its achiral precursor, coniferyl alcohol. Laurence B. Davin, Diana L. Bedgar, Takeshi Katayama and Norman G. Lewis, Phytochemistry, Volume 31, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 3869-3874, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97544-7
- Pinoresinol: A lignol of plant origin serving for defense in a caterpillar. Frank C. Schroeder, Marta L. del Campo, Jacqualine B. Grant, Douglas B. Weibel, Scott R. Smedley, Kelly L. Bolton, Jerrold Meinwald and Thomas Eisner, PNAS October 17, 2006 vol. 103 no. 42 15497-15501, doi:10.1073/pnas.0605921103
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