Eriodictyol is a bitter-masking flavanone, a flavonoid extracted from yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum), a plant native to North America.[1] Eriodictyol is one of the four flavanones identified in this plant as having taste-modifying properties, the other three being homoeriodictyol, its sodium salt, and sterubin.[2]
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IUPAC name
(2S)-3′,4′,5,7-Tetrahydroxyflavan-4-one
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2S)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydro-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | |
Other names
Eriodictiol
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.198 |
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C15H12O6 | |
Molar mass | 288.255 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Eriodictyol was also found in the twigs of Millettia duchesnei,[3] in Eupatorium arnottianum,[4] and its glycosides (eriocitrin) in lemons and rose hips (Rosa canina).[5]