Showing chemical card for (-)-Pinoresinol (CFc000281323)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 03:32:36 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000281323
Molecule Identification
Common Name
(-)-Pinoresinol
Definition
(-)-pinoresinol is a member of the class of compounds known as lignan glycosides. Lignan glycosides are aromatic polycyclic compounds containing a carbohydrate component glycosidically linked to a lignan moiety. They include 1-aryltetralin lactones (-)-pinoresinol is practically insoluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). (-)-pinoresinol can be found in a number of food items such as java plum, peach, soursop, and oregon yampah, which makes (-)-pinoresinol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products (-)-pinoresinol is a lignan found in Styrax species and in Forsythia suspensa. It is also found in the caterpillar of the cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae where it serves as a defence against ants .
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as lignan glycosides. These are aromatic polycyclic compounds containing a carbohydrate component glycosidically linked to a lignan moiety. They include 1-aryltetralin lactones.
