HYPERICIN

Structure

2D structure of HYPERICIN
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Names and identifiers

Name

HYPERICIN

IUPAC name

1,3,4,6,8,13-hexahydroxy-10,11-dimethylphenanthro[1,10,9,8-opqra]perylene-7,14-dione

SMILES

CC1=CC(=C2C3=C1C4=C5C(=C(C=C4C)O)C(=O)C6=C(C=C(C7=C6C5=C3C8=C7C(=CC(=C8C2=O)O)O)O)O)O

General information

Molecular formula

C30H16O8

Molecular weight

504.45 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

504.0845 Da

Classification

Chemical classification: NPClassifier (Kim et al., 2021)

Plants with the compound

Plant Plant part Amount Reference
Hypericum perforatum L. - 5000-7000 ppm
Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Hypericum perforatum L. aerial parts 390-1780 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Hypericum perforatum L. essential oil 2200 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Hypericum perforatum L. flower 860-18000 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Hypericum perforatum L. flower, essential oil 5-19 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Hypericum perforatum L. fruit 730 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Hypericum perforatum L. leaf 190-1950 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Hypericum perforatum L. seed 15 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Hypericum perforatum L. stem 40-210 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Hypericum richeri Vill. subsp. richeri - -
Kitanov, G.M., Blinova, K.F. (1987). Modern state of the chemical study of species of the genus Hypericum. Chem Nat Comp, 2, 151-166 doi:10.1007/bf00598748
Hypericum richeri Vill. subsp. richeri flower -
Mathis, C., Ourisson, G. (1963). Chemotaxonomy of the genus Hypericum. I. occurrence of hypericin. Phytochemistry, 2, 157-171
Hypericum richeri Vill. subsp. richeri leaf -
Kitanov, G.M. (2001). Hypericin and pseudohypericin in some Hypericum species. Biochem Syst Ecol, 29(2), 171-178 doi:10.1016/s0305-1978(00)00032-6