4',7-Dihydroxyflavone
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4′,7-Dihydroxyflavone is a flavone. It is found in Medicago truncatula in relation with the root nodulation symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti[1] or in seeds of Sophora viciifolia.[2]
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4′,7-Dihydroxyflavone | |
Systematic IUPAC name
7-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | |
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7,4′-Dihydroxyflavone | |
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C15H10O4 | |
Molar mass | 254.241 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Like many other flavonoids, 4′,7-dihydroxyflavone has been found to possess activity at opioid receptors in vitro.[3] Specifically, it acts as an antagonist of the μ-opioid receptor and, with lower affinity, of the κ- and δ-opioid receptors.[3]