Casuarinin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Casuarinin
Other names	Stachyurin
Identifiers
CAS number	79786-01-9
PubChem	157395
SMILES	C1C(C(OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C3=C(C(=C(C=C3C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)C4C5C(C6=C(C(=C(C(=C6C(=O)O5)C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8)O)O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C41H28O26/c42-11-1-7(2-12(43)23(11)47)37(58)64-16-6-63-38(59)8-3-13(44)24(48)27(51)17(8)18-9(4-14(45)25(49)28(18)52)39(60)65-34(16)36-35-32(56)22-21(41(62)66-35)20(30(54)33(57)31(22)55)19-10(40(61)67-36)5-15(46)26(50)29(19)53/h1-5,16,32,34-36,42-57H,6H2
Properties
Molecular formula	C41H28O26
Molar mass	936.64 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Casuarinin is an ellagitannin. It is found in the pericarp of pomegranates (Punica granatum). It is also found in Casuarina and Stachyurus species and in Alnus sieboldiana.

It is an isomer of casuarictin. It is a highly active carbonic anhydrase inhibitor.

Biosynthesis

In some plants including oak and chestnut, the ellagitannins are formed from 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloyl-glucose and further elaborated via oxidative dehydrogenation (tellimagrandin II and casuarictin formations). After conversion of casuarictin to pedunculagin, the pyranose ring of the glucose opens and the family of compounds including casuariin, casuarinin, castalagin, and castlin, vescalagin and vescalin forms.

See also

In Spanish: Casuariina para niños