MOLECULE

Aromadendrin

Aromadendrin, also known as dihydrokaempferol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as flavanonols. Flavanonols are compounds containing a flavan-3-one moiety, with a structure characterized by a 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran bearing a hydroxyl group and a ketone at the carbon C2 and C3, respectively. Aromadendrin is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Outside of the human body, Aromadendrin has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as anises, sorrels, tamarinds, wax apples, and sea-buckthornberries. This could make aromadendrin a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. A tetrahydroxyflavanone having hydroxy groupa at the 3-, 4'-, 5- and 7-positions. Aromadendrin is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.