Description
Chalepensin is a furanocoumarin found in several medicinal Rutaceae plants. Chalepensin acts as a cytochrome P450 (P450, CYP) inhibitor that epoxidation activity is crucial for the potential drug interaction through mechanism-based inhibition. Chalepensin also exhibits an antimicrobial effect against Streptococcus mutans.
Synonyms
Xylotenin; 3-(alpha,alpha-Dimethylallyl)psoralen; 6-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)-7h-furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one
Molecular Formula
C16H14O3
Canonical SMILES
CC(C)(C=C)C1=CC2=C(C=C3C(=C2)C=CO3)OC1=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H14O3/c1-4-16(2,3)12-8-11-7-10-5-6-18-13(10)9-14(11)19-15(12)17/h4-9H,1H2,2-3H3
InChIKey
FYCCCUNGXGKNJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N