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Aspalathin

IUPAC name	2',3,4,4',6'-pentahydroxy-3-C-β-D-glucopyranosyldihydrochalcone
Identifiers
CAS number	6027-43-6
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₁H₂₄O₁₁
Molar mass	452.41 g mol⁻¹
Exact mass	452.13186154
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Aspalathin is a C-linked dihydrochalcone glucoside and flavonoid found in rooibos, a common herbal tea. (Aspalathus linearis).^[1] Aspalathin is a chalcone and has shown antimutagenic, and antioxidant properties.^[2]

References

^ Bramati L et al. (2002). "Quantitative Characterization of Flavonoid Compounds in Rooibos Tea (Aspalathus Linearis) by LC-UV/DAD". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (Elsevier) 50: 5513–5519. doi:10.1021/jf025697h.
^ Koeppen BH, Roux DG (1 June 1966). "C-glycosylflavonoids. The chemistry of aspalathin". Biochem. J. 99 (3): 604–9. PMID 4290475. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=4290475.

v • d • e Chalcones and their glycosides

Dihydrochalcones:	3′,5′-dihydroxy-2′,4′,6′-trimethoxydihydrochalcone \| 2′-hydroxy-3′,4′,5′,6′-tetramethoxydihydrochalcone (dihydrokanakugiol) \| 2′-hydroxy-3′,4′,5′,6′-tetramethoxychalcone (kanakugiol) \| 5-hydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxyflavone (alnetin) \| methyl linderone \| 2′,3′,4′,5′,6′-pentamethoxychalcone (pedicellin) \| Phloretin \| Pinocembrin chalcone

Dihydrochalcone Glycosides:	Aspalathin \| Naringin dihydrochalcone \| Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone \| Nothofagin \| Phlorizin

Acetylated chalcones:	Xanthohumols

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