heraclenol

English

Noun

heraclenol (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The coumarin derivative 9-(2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one found in some citrus plants
   • 2015 November 12, “The Distribution of Coumarins and Furanocoumarins in Citrus Species Closely Matches Citrus Phylogeny and Reflects the Organization of Biosynthetic Pathways”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In contrast, citrons, lemons and limes are characterized by their peel content in limettin and in dimethylallylated furanocoumarins from the xanthotoxin cluster (imperatorin, heraclenin and heraclenol) and from the isopimpinellin cluster (phellopterin, byakangelicol and byakangelicin) (Fig 7B ).