siderin

Names

[ Name ]:
siderin

[Synonym ]:
4,7-dimethoxy-5-methyl-chromen-2-one
4,7-dimethoxy-5-methylcoumarin
4,7-dimethoxy-5-methyl-2H-chromen-2-one
4,7-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-coumarin
4,6-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-coumarin
4,7-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-chromen-2-one
5-methyl-4,7-dimethoxy-coumarin

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Siderin is a Photosystem II inhibitor that effectively inhibits ATP synthesis and chloroplast electron transport during photosynthesis in isolated spinach. Siderin can be used in the study of plant photosynthesis[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

[References]

[1]. Veiga TA, et al. Siderin from Toona ciliata (Meliaceae) as photosystem II inhibitor on spinach thylakoids. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2007 Sep 1;465(1):38-43.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₂H₁₂O₄

[ Molecular Weight ]:
220.22

[ Exact Mass ]:
220.07400

[ PSA ]:
48.67000

[ LogP ]:
2.11860