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Preferred IUPAC name
(4S,5R)-5-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one | |
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C17H14O6 | |
Molar mass | 314.293 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Involutin is an organic compound that can be found in mushrooms belonging to the genus Paxillus. It is part of a class of compounds known as diarylcyclopentenones. It is derived from atromentin which was shown from 3′,3″,5′,5″-d4-atromentin (deuterated atromentin) feeding studies and observing the deuterated incorporation into two atromentin derivatives (i.e., an increase in monoisotopic mass by 4 mass units), gyrocyanin and its oxidation product gyroporin.[1] It has been shown to be a Fe3+-reductant and presumed to be involved in Fenton chemistry for the initial attack of dead plant matter.[2]