Dihydromorin is a flavanonol, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in plants of the family Moraceae including Morus nigra (Black mulberry),[1] in Morus alba,[2] Maclura pomifera (Maclura aurantiaca or Osage-Orange),[2] in the jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)[3] and in Artocarpus dadah.[4]

Dihydromorin is an inhibitor of tyrosinase.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Black mulberry on naturalstandard.com
  2. ^ a b Dihydromorin on liberherbarum.com
  3. ^ a b Zheng, Zong-Ping; Chen, Sibao; Wang, Shiyun; Wang, Xia-Chang; Cheng, Ka-Wing; Wu, Jia-Jun; Yang, Dajiang; Wang, Mingfu (2009). "Chemical Components and Tyrosinase Inhibitors from the Twigs of Artocarpus heterophyllus". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 57 (15): 6649–55. doi:10.1021/jf9014685. PMID 19588925.
  4. ^ Su, BN; Cuendet, M; Hawthorne, ME; Kardono, LB; Riswan, S; Fong, HH; Mehta, RG; Pezzuto, JM; Kinghorn, AD (2002). "Constituents of the bark and twigs of Artocarpus dadah with cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity". Journal of Natural Products. 65 (2): 163–9. doi:10.1021/np010451c. PMID 11858749.