Tricin

Tricin
Names
	IUPAC name 4′,5,7-Trihydroxy-3′,5′-dimethoxyflavone
	Systematic IUPAC name 5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
	Other names Tricetin 3′,5′-dimethyl ether
Identifiers
CAS Number	520-32-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:59979 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL454320 ;
ChemSpider	4445019 ;
KEGG	C10193 ;
PubChem CID	5281702;
UNII	D51JZL38TQ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20199965 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C17H14O7/c1-22-14-3-8(4-15(23-2)17(14)21)12-7-11(20)16-10(19)5-9(18)6-13(16)24-12/h3-7,18-19,21H,1-2H3 Key: HRGUSFBJBOKSML-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C17H14O7
Molar mass	330.29 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Tricin is a chemical compound. It is an O-methylated flavone, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in rice bran^[1] and sugarcane.^[2]

Glycosides

Tricin 4'-glucoside (Tricin-4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranaoside, CAS number 71855-50-0)
Tricin 5-glucoside (Tricin 5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, CAS number 32769-00-9)
Tricin 7-O-glucoside (Tricin 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, CAS number 32769-01-0)

Biosynthesis

The biosynthesis of flavones has not yet been elucidated in full; however, most of the mechanistic and enzymatic steps have been discovered and studied. In biosynthesizing tricin, there is first stepwise addition of malonyl-CoA via the polyketide pathway and p-coumaroyl-CoA via the phenylpropanoid pathway.^[3] These additions are mediated by the sequential action of chalcone synthase and chalcone isomerase to yield naringenin chalcone and the flavanone, naringenin, respectively. CYP93G1 of the CYP450 superfamily in rice then desaturates naringenin into apigenin. After this step, it is proposed that flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase (F3',5'H) changes apigenin into tricetin.^[4] Upon formation of tricetin, 3'-O-methyltransferase and 5'-O-methyltransferase add methoxy groups to tricetin to form tricin.

Other compounds formed from tricin

Three flavonolignans derived from tricin have been isolated from oats Avena sativa.^[5]

References

^ The rice bran constituent tricin potently inhibits cyclooxygenase enzymes and interferes with intestinal carcinogenesis in ApcMin mice
^ Alves, VG; Souza, AG; Chiavelli, LU; Ruiz, AL; Carvalho, JE; Pomini, AM; Silva, CC (2016). "Phenolic compounds and anticancer activity of commercial sugarcane cultivated in Brazil". An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc. 88 (3): 1201–9. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201620150349. PMID 27598841.
^ Zhou, Jian-Min; Ibrahim, Ragai K. (2009). "Tricin—a potential multifunctional nutraceutical". Phytochemistry Reviews. 9 (3): 413–424. doi:10.1007/s11101-009-9161-5. S2CID 27161417.
^ Lam, PY; Zhu, FY; Chan, WL; Liu, H; Lo, C (2014). "Cytochrome P450 93G1 Is a Flavone Synthase II That Channels Flavanones to the Biosynthesis of Tricin O-Linked Conjugates in Rice". Plant Physiol. 165 (3): 1315–1327. doi:10.1104/pp.114.239723. PMC 4081339. PMID 24843076.
^ Wenzig, Eva (2005). "Flavonolignans from Avena sativa". Journal of Natural Products. 68 (2): 289–292. doi:10.1021/np049636k. PMID 15730266.

[1] The rice bran constituent tricin potently inhibits cyclooxygenase enzymes and interferes with intestinal carcinogenesis in ApcMin mice

[2] Alves, VG; Souza, AG; Chiavelli, LU; Ruiz, AL; Carvalho, JE; Pomini, AM; Silva, CC (2016). "Phenolic compounds and anticancer activity of commercial sugarcane cultivated in Brazil". An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc. 88 (3): 1201–9. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201620150349. PMID 27598841.

[3] Zhou, Jian-Min; Ibrahim, Ragai K. (2009). "Tricin—a potential multifunctional nutraceutical". Phytochemistry Reviews. 9 (3): 413–424. doi:10.1007/s11101-009-9161-5. S2CID 27161417.

[4] Lam, PY; Zhu, FY; Chan, WL; Liu, H; Lo, C (2014). "Cytochrome P450 93G1 Is a Flavone Synthase II That Channels Flavanones to the Biosynthesis of Tricin O-Linked Conjugates in Rice". Plant Physiol. 165 (3): 1315–1327. doi:10.1104/pp.114.239723. PMC 4081339. PMID 24843076.

[5] Wenzig, Eva (2005). "Flavonolignans from Avena sativa". Journal of Natural Products. 68 (2): 289–292. doi:10.1021/np049636k. PMID 15730266.

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