Nepetin

Nepetin
Names


IUPAC name 3′,4′,5,7-Tetrahydroxy-6-methoxyflavone
Systematic IUPAC name 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Other names 6-Methoxyluteolin
Identifiers
CAS Number	520-11-6^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL172350^N
ChemSpider	4476172^N
PubChem CID	5317284
UNII	I3O7LF3GED^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10199959
InChI InChI=1S/C16H12O7/c1-22-16-11(20)6-13-14(15(16)21)10(19)5-12(23-13)7-2-3-8(17)9(18)4-7/h2-6,17-18,20-21H,1H3^N Key: FHHSEFRSDKWJKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N InChI=1/C16H12O7/c1-22-16-11(20)6-13-14(15(16)21)10(19)5-12(23-13)7-2-3-8(17)9(18)4-7/h2-6,17-18,20-21H,1H3 Key: FHHSEFRSDKWJKJ-UHFFFAOYAR
SMILES COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C₁₆H₁₂O₇
Molar mass	316.26 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references

Chemical compound

Nepetin is the 6-methoxy derivative of the pentahydroxyflavone 6-hydroxyluteolin, an O-methylated flavone. It can be found in Eupatorium ballotaefolium.^[1]

Glycosides

Nepitrin is the 7-glucoside of nepetin.

References

^ Cytotoxic activity of nepetin, a flavonoid from Eupatorium ballotaefolium HBK. Militao G. C. G., Albuquerque M. R. J. R., Pessoa O. D. L., Pessoa C., Moraes M. E. A., De Moraes M. O., Costa-Lotufo L. V., Pharmazie, 2004, vol. 59, no12, pp. 965-966

Flavones and their conjugates

Aglycones

Monohydroxyflavone	3-Hydroxyflavone 6-Hydroxyflavone
Dihydroxyflavones	Chrysin 4',7-Dihydroxyflavone 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone
Trihydroxyflavones	Apigenin Baicalein Galangin Norwogonin 7,8,3'-Trihydroxyflavone 6,7,4'-Trihydroxyflavone
Tetrahydroxyflavones	Fisetin Kaempferol Isoscutellarein Luteolin Norartocarpetin Scutellarein
Pentahydroxyflavones	Herbacetin Morin Quercetin Nortangeretin 6-Hydroxyluteolin Norwightin Hypolaetin Tricetin
O-methylated flavones	4',7-Dihydroxy-6-methoxyflavone Acacetin Alnetin Artocarpetin Chrysoeriol Cirsilineol Cirsiliol Cirsimaritin Diosmetin Eupatilin Genkwanin Hispidulin Nepetin Nobiletin Oroxylin A Pratol Salvigenin Sinensetin Tangeretin Techtochrysin Tricin Wogonin Zapotin

Glycosides

of apigenin	Apiin Apigetrin Isovitexin Rhoifolin Saponarin Schaftoside Vicenin-2 Vitexin
of baicalein	Baicalin Tetuin
of hypolaetin	Hypolaetin 8-glucoside Hypolaetin 8-glucuronide
of luteolin	Cynaroside Isoorientin Orientin Veronicastroside Luteolin-7-O-glucuronide