Sakuranetin
Introduction '''Sakuranetin''' is a flavan-on, the 7-methoxy derivative of naringenin, found in Polymnia fruticosa and rice, where it acts as a phytoalexin against spore germination of ''Pyricularia oryzae''.__TOC__
Glycosides Sakuranin is the 5-O-glucoside of sakuranetin.
Metabolism ; biosynthesisNaringenin 7-O-methyltransferase uses naringenin to yield sakuranetin, with S-adenosyl-methionine as the methyl donor. ; biodegradationIn compounds like 7-methoxylated flavanones like sakuranetin, demethylation followed by sulfation occur in model organism ''Cunninghamella elegans''.
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